Crises of human dignity in our age tend to focus on those patent assaults against the human person, including abortion, the death penalty, war, and the abuse of the migrant and laborer alike—to name but a few. As St. John Paul II describes in Evangelium Vitae, each of these affronts against
A common question among Catholics is whether they are permitted to attend invalid marriages (that is, weddings which result in an invalid marriage). Despite the prevalence of the question, there has been little formal explanation by Church authority. The following then is merely one canonist’s view on the topic. The
Today’s Reading: Read Revelation 7:1-17 Christmas is here! Were you successful? Did you find the perfect gift? Spend some time today celebrating the gift of salvation that is possible for us because of what we celebrate on Christmas morning! Christmas is absolutely about gifts but the thing to remember is
Revival in America There are spiritual tremors—is a full-scale quake on the horizon? Rediscovering the true reason for the season Just as regularly as the approach of Christmas means an increase in the number of advertisements for perfume on television, so also it means that anti-Christian sceptics will proclaim that
Today’s Reading: Read 2 Timothy Since it’s the season of making lists, brainstorm a list of all the things you believe God can do! Remember, He created the world, so there’s a lot He is capable of. You may need to set a timer so that this activity has a
The idols and false notions which have already preoccupied the human understanding and are deeply rooted in it, not only so beset men’s minds that they become difficult of access, but even when access is obtained will again meet, and trouble us in the instauration of the sciences, unless mankind
With Christmas coming, I have been contemplating gifts, and I realize that not one of my favorite gifts came from a store. That is not to say that I haven’t received astounding, thoughtful gifts over the years, but in memory, what jumps out to me are not the things that
GOSPEL CONVERSATION OPPORTUNITY Advent Week Three- The Gift of JOY What makes you happy? What is something that always makes you smile, even when you are upset or angry? Did you know that as Christians, we don’t always have to be happy, but we can always be joyful? Sounds tricky,