Beyond the law
“’All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be enslaved by anything.”...
Culture of prayer
If I could challenge you to think outside the box today, I would like to challenge you to become committed to the alternative culture...
Sisters and a lasting imprint
“God’s geese,” they called them in Baltimore and Los Angeles. “The big hat Charities,” were what the students at Bishop England called...
Don’t mask your real self
In this unprecedented season that has fallen over our city, our nation and our world, we are all meditating on the changes in every area...
Mercy is a must
Mercy is threaded throughout scripture is the very cornerstone of our faith. It is mentioned 267 times in the King James translation of...
A failure of love
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34)...
War, peace and the Catholic conscience
The mid-20th century poet Robert Lowell relates, “I was a fire-breathing Catholic C.O.,/and made my manic statement/telling off the state...
The road to hell
he road to hell is paved with good intentions and we are adding lanes to the road faster than anyone can measure. Some are pressing down...
One of those dramatic conversion stories
Previously, I doubted that God existed. I’m now a convinced Christian. How does that happen? I suppose I have what people call “one of...
Wright and wrong
“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human...
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