Many have heard of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and other mysterious creatures, generically called cryptids, because of reports by those who claim to have...
Religion
The saying that “laughter is the best medicine” is not without wisdom. Laughter, goodness, beauty, and healing often go together. Yet, we Catholics rarely seem...
As Catholics, we can still get the ascension and the assumption mixed up. Just to clear up any confusion, these refer to the ascension of Jesus and the...
For too long you and I have said, “I’m a Catholic,” as if to identify a club membership. Worse, we may have implied that we belong to the right church, over...
When religious cults begin, they often attract suspicion, scorn, and trepidation. This is nothing new. Civilizations have been suspicious of new and unknown...
We live in the land of the free. And thank God for it. Yet as we celebrate our nation’s independence once more with generous pyrotechnics and prodigious flag...
I wish I had a universal translator. You know, like the one they use so pervasively on Star Trek. Surely you’ve seen how it works: No matter what planet the...
Religious orders offer a unique way of living out one’s faith and contributing to the mission of the church. Each is a calling not suited to everyone. But for...
Most of us wear several hats in our many relationships. We may be children and parents and spouses simultaneously. We’re coworkers, neighbors, friends, and...
Did Jesus have a real job? This is the question behind the question, which sounds a bit dismissive: as if teaching, preaching, and healing—not to mention...
