JD Vance versus the Little Gray Men
From the man who saw fit to correct the Pope on his theology, more pearls of wisdom: Vice President JD Vance has described himself as “obsessed” with UFO files. In March, he said he has been trying to find time...
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Safe From Abuse? Punishment, Prevention and Protection
On May 2nd, 2025, Robert Ferguson, Governor of the State of Washington, signed into law Bill 5375 making it mandatory for Catholic priests and other religious leaders to report “if they have reasonable cause to believe that a child has...
Leo XIV and Benedict XVI: The Way of St. Augustine
Leo XIV is a pope of several notable firsts. He is the first pope born in the United States, the first from North America, and the first to have Peruvian citizenship. Following his predecessor, Pope Francis, he is the second...
On the monomaniacal preoccupation with the devil
Radical materialism and arrant superstition alike are common enough in this world – so much so, in fact, that they may often be found side by side in the selfsame person. Yet some who consider themselves orthodox believers seem to...
Nurturing Seeds of Wisdom During Times of Trouble
Have you ever felt so let down by God that you considered abstaining from the Eucharist as a form of protest, as a way of telling Him, “Fix this!” “Change them!” “Do something!”? I never thought I would get to...
Is the Desire for Perfection a Good Desire?
The correct answer to the unconditional question “Who is like God?” is the unconditional response “No one is like God!” Only God is truly infinite. Only God exists essentially. Only God is absolutely perfect. All finite substances have real essential...
Pope Francis Warns Priests against Being “Traders of the Spirit”
Yesterday Pope Francis released a remarkable letter to the priests of the Diocese of Rome, of which he is the diocesan bishop in addition to his numerous other responsibilities and powers over the Church outside central Italy. He warns against...
Why can’t I change after all these years?
A reflection on the readings for June 11, 2023, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ “Why can’t I change after all these years? Why can’t I change my ways? I find it so strange after all...
How to Get What I Want
Recently, Michael Sean Winters published an article entitled “How will a synodal church embody the virtue of obedience?” He shows that the Paschal mystery is accomplished through the obedience of Jesus, and indeed, the Church itself exists in through the...
Rising from Ashes
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey, when we enter into the solemn season of Lent and arm ourselves with the transformative practices of fasting, prayer and almsgiving in order to be one with our Lord Jesus in...
Ordinary Holiness
A reflection on the scripture readings for January 15, 2023, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Last Sunday, on the Feast of Epiphany, we reflected on the star that led the magi. I once preached on the Epiphany that in...
Searching for the true star
Reflection on the readings of January 8, 2023 — The Epiphany of the Lord It seems that everyone is searching for a way to become a star. With the internet and social media, everyone can have a public platform. Twitter,...
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