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My second piece in the Lights in the Darkness series In a modern culture that...

"Lights in the Darkness" In a modern culture that is adrift, it is good to...

They are not accustomed to fanfare. Nor do they prefer it. But the Little Sisters...

The Apostle Peter Kneeling by Rembrandt van Rijn It struck me during Mass. It was...

Thomas More by Hans Holbein "There can be seasonal misrule only within a prevailing architecture...

He was steady, to say the least. And he needed to be. As a Roman...

“Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Just shy of his 80th birthday and his 30th year...

 The Temptation of Jesus by Gustave Dore He was tired and hungry. Why wouldn't he...

Author's Note: Last year, for Catholic Schools Week, I was asked to speak to my...

 Peyton Manning "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats...

  The Village Church by Benjamin Williams Leader   He considered them "among the most...

Note: This piece may contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Let me start...

Marley's Ghost by John Leech   I know, I know. The Christmas season is winding...

Virgin Mary by El Greco It happened on Good Friday. I was sitting with my...

  Their eyes were wide. But I wanted to make an impact. So I overwhelmed...

 John (the Baptist) in the Wilderness by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio He was fierce. Wild,...

He rubbed his wrists. It couldn't be helped. The manacles had been on since Father...

  It was extraordinary. In 1804, under the vaulted, holy arches of France's finest cathedral,...

    It was a dark time. October, 1940. The French colossus of Napoleon and...

    Once upon a time, not long ago, I prayed that God would make...

Author's Note: This piece was written for Joseph Pearce's St. Austin Review (November/December 2015 edition),...

He smelled. Of course he did. He slept in caves and crevices, but could always...

  As he kindly surveyed them, he smiled. And without saying it, he seemed to...

The Adulterous Woman Alone with Jesus by James Tissot   In case you hadn't heard,...

Winston Churchill   It was a homecoming. Of sorts. He had been there only a...

  It never fails. *Ding!* My phone lights up and illuminates a once dark room....

    They were young, but inspired. How could they not be? After all, this...

 Pope Francis I am exhausted. But smiling. As Pope Francis limped his final steps up...

  Pope Francis   You know you have heard about it. The stories of the...