Men and women may do similar things at times, but men and women need different things. This is the way God created us, and it is the way...

It appears that the citizens in our own state of Missouri are going to be allowed to vote this November on whether to overturn the...

Have you ever tried to avoid being blamed for something? We all have at one point or another in our lives. Even little children do it...

I speak often about the sin of frowardness; mostly because it is so extremely prevalent today. Having encountered it recently in two...

What happens when the majority of the world rejects truth? What happens when the majority of the world accepts the vile lies of the...

"Whatever good we see in ourselves, let us ascribe it to God and not to ourselves". St Bede the Venerable

Now, as follow up to yesterday's post: I want to do some DEI training. Diversity: "As many of you as were baptized into Christ have put...

I considered doing some LGBT...ABC...XYZ...PDQ...ALPHABETSOUP tolerance training. Yes, you read that right. Let us start with Genesis 19;...

In my room here at the retreat house, there are two "bibles". I use lower-case and quotation marks because I am hesitant to refer to them...

I am currently on my annual spiritual retreat and, yes, I am writing this post. No, it is not taking me away from my retreat, it is a...

In Mass today, the first reading was from the prophet Ezekiel. He tells us there that God knows when rulers and politicians exalt...

If your doctor does not really know what is wrong with you, would you trust him to give you a prescription? Probably not, because what he...

“If I had more time I would write a shorter letter.” Blaise Pascal

I ran across this quote again the other day: "It is easy to make decisions on matters for which you have no responsibility." It gets to...

I performed a Wedding Mass recently and it reminded me of a time someone (not Catholic) commented about the vows that the bride says in...

Why is the Assumption not referred to in the Bible? Some people say it is why they doubt the truth of it. It is not really a big problem,...

How often do you think about death? When you do think about death, in what manner do you think about it? There are those who dwell on...

"Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb." St. Francis de Sales Can we bring peace? In a nation where...

Which is more important, that you do what is proper, or that you do what is comfortable? Clearly, the society that we live in today would...

"God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully." St. Ignatius of Loyola