Missals, Mistakes, and the Mission for Souls
Here in Italy we recently changed our edition of the Roman Missal, the book that guides the priest through the celebration of the Mass. Priests were given the option to start using it in November of...
View ArticleO Faithful Stewards!
What is our reason for living? One of our duties on earth is to be faithful stewards of God’s creations. We live for a purpose greater than ourselves. Therefore, what do we need to succeed in our...
View ArticleThe Catholic and Gnostic Views of Material Reality
Simply, the Catholic and Gnostic views of materiality are, respectively, Good and Evil, which engender hope and despair. It is paradoxical that the modern adoration of materiality in the form of...
View ArticleQuestions from Jesus, Then and Now
Several years ago in one of his many talks, Bishop Robert Barron remarked that a great retreat could be written on the questions asked by Jesus in the gospels. He is right, there are ample questions...
View ArticleFaith Is Like a Marriage Which Makes Us Hope
The person you love most can cut you the deepest. Anyone who has been married for a minute knows this. As a spouse, you have literally mortgaged your entire life on this one person, this vow, this...
View ArticleAnd My Daughter Wept for Jerusalem
When my daughter was younger, we had a ritual. It started when I first began my theological journey. I had the privilege of studying Theology as a laywoman at a seminary run by the Benedictine monks...
View ArticleLiving the Spiritual Seasons of Our Lives
Two years ago, I wrote an article called “How to Stick with Lent During Coronavirus.” It was the first COVID-related article at CS, published on March 14, 2020. When it came out I believed, as probably...
View ArticleLenten Fortitude in Mind and Body
At times it may seem that the pursuit of virtue is little attended to in our current culture. Instead, virtue signaling seems to be more in fashion. However, the recognition that the cardinal virtues...
View ArticleSome Thoughts on Christian Art
Aristotle is said to have written that “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” All of the great master painters throughout history seem to...
View ArticleOvercoming Adversity
My brothers and sisters, I have the best news you could ever have or hear: Jesus is Lord over all! Jesus is Lord over the past, present and future! Jesus loves us passionately, completely,...
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