Through the Dark
The only way out of spiritual darkness is to go through it. What is the dark, and how do we get through it?
The Dark Night and Spiritual Desolation
How Do We Emerge from Periods of Spiritual Dryness, Desolation and Darkness? This is Part-1 of a Series to Guide You Through This Common Spiritual Trial.
Beware the Signs of the Time
Signs are important. But Without Discernment and Prayer the Devil Gets us to Misread and Misinterpret them.
Prayer is Power, but Only if You Wield It
A Primer on the Importance, and the Types of Prayer to Help You to Become the "Real Jedi" Knights
How We Dress Prepares us for Virtue (or Vice!)
In a Society Defined by Excesses in Ease and Comfort, Choosing Pants instead of Sweats Could Save a Soul
Is "Being Good" enough to Get Into Heaven Without Mass?
The statement, "I don't have to go to mass to be a good person", is self-deception, and a flawed claim that ignores the bigger eternal point.
A Tale of Two Josephs
We all know Saint Joseph as the foster father of Jesus. But there are a lot interesting parallels between Saint Joseph, and someone you may not be as familiar with—Joseph the Patriarch
Are you Judas, Peter, or John?
These three apostles have something in common, but they are distinctly different. Which one of them reflects who you really are? An honest examination of conscience may change your answer.
"Holy Patience" - My First Saturday Meditation (6/4/22)
We resist anxiety, fear, and worry by practicing holy patience, just like the Blessed Mother did
Fire Forges Saints (The 3 chastisements)
Becoming saints is our calling, but it is not easy. Sometimes God sends us chastisements to speed us along. But they only work if we embrace them.
Save the Church! Start With Yourself.
The Church is always in need of rebuilding and renewal. The Apostles were scattered at Gethsemane; only John, and the Holy Virgin were present at the cross. So many disciples abandoned Jesus when the Word was too difficult...
There's Just Something About Mary!
Why does Mary make men—and women—so hopelessly devoted to her?