What is St. Peter's Chair that we recognize and observe as today's feast? A "chair" in the ancient near east was quite like what a...

Yes, I know this will sound like I am saying something contrary to the faith, but bear with me for a moment. The Catholic faith is not...

I met someone once who said "I don't read the Old Testament -- it's too confusing". I did not quarrel with him, but tried to tell him...

What is a "parish"? Linguistically speaking, "parish" derives from a Greek word that means neighborhood. Thus, a "parish" is a...

"Be kind to all and severe to thyself." St. Teresa of Avila

What is more important: your God or your job? When I ask it like that, most Catholics would give the right answer ("God"). Let me ask it...

What did you pick for a Lenten penance? Maybe you are still trying to come up with something? Some people give up coffee, or "scrolling"....

Maybe you heard that recently Canterbury Cathedral in England was opened up for a "party". There were drinks, pop music, dancing, and...

On average, Ash Wednesday (which is not a Holy Day of Obligation) has better attendance than do most Holy Days of Obligation. How can...

What is a blessing? Technically (meaning, in Scripture and theology) it is an expression of good upon a person or thing for the sake of...

Those words in the title are from today's gospel reading for Mass. They refer to Jesus' response to the Pharisees being argumentative and...

"We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear." Saint Francis de Sales

The problem today is not that Pope Francis says or does things that appear to be out of accord with the Catholic faith (that has happened...

How do you work with someone who is without the faith that you are trying to convert? Do you approach them harshly and tell them how they...

There was a movie recently about the "end of the world" (at least that is how it appears in the movie). It was not the typical "end of...

Most people are so used to modernism having infected every aspect of our lives that if they truly saw it for what it is, they would be...

A parishioner recently sent me a screenshot of a job application that listed a few options for the applicant to put for gender. One of...

A friend once had a broken tape measure; the problem was he did not know it was broken. You see, he tightened the tab on the end of the...

The magisterium is not above the word of God, but serves it by teaching nothing but what has been handed down, because it hears the word...

For a while, a few years ago, I was concerned that when the next conclave came around and God granted us a new Pope that he would be...