MODERATION, OBEDIENCE, CHARITY: The timeless example of Saint Benedict of Nursia
Last updated: July 22nd, 2021One of Christianity’s most influential figures is, undoubtedly, Saint Benedict. Born in 480 A.D. to a noble Italian family, Benedict of Nursia went on to become a monk and...
View ArticleWITHOUT SCANDAL, WITHOUT WORRY OR TERROR: The end-time predictions of Joachim...
Last updated: July 22nd, 2021Did you know the world was supposed to end in 1260? Read about the prophet Joachim of Fiore, who predicted the collapse of the medieval establishment and anticipated the...
View ArticleBRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT: How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life
Last updated: July 22nd, 2021A new Pope On February 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world by announcing his imminent resignation. It was the first time someone had willingly stepped down from...
View ArticleA COMMENTARY ON MARTYRDOM: What do St. Perpetua and Game of Thrones’ Daenerys...
Last updated: July 22nd, 2021This article considers the legacy of early Christian martyrs through a comparison of St. Perpetua, whose feast day is on March 7, and the fictional character Daenerys...
View ArticleFATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST: New Orleans Voodoo and the story of Marie Laveau
New Orleans. A city of rich culture and history, it has been called the “most unique” place in the United States. Seated on Lake Pontchartrain’s south shore, the Mississippi River meanders through its...
View ArticleFULLY ALIVE, ON FIRE BUT NOT CONSUMED: An unlikely chat about God between a...
It’s not every day that a bishop and an atheist sit down to discuss religion in front of a camera. Yet, that’s exactly what happened in a recent episode of the “Within Reason” podcast—an intellectual...
View ArticleNOT THE MAN I WAS: 4 stories about meaningful change at Christmas
In the early 1940s, American composer Irving Berlin wrote a song that he described as not only the best song he ever wrote, but “the best song anybody ever wrote.” Simple yet poignant, his song spoke...
View ArticleTO WALK THE SAME WAY HE WALKED: A reflection on John’s first letter
This past Sunday, Catholics around the world were treated to a reading from the First Epistle of John. This letter, likely written between 95 and 110 A.D. in Ephesus, is addressed to believing...
View ArticleWHAT GOD HAS MADE CLEAN, YOU MUST NOT CALL PROFANE: The story of St. Peter...
Happy May, everyone! Our reading this week covers the meeting of St. Peter and Cornelius, a Roman centurion stationed in Caesarea, the Roman capital of Judea. Cornelius is described in the New...
View Article“FEW WHO FIND IT”: Invoking vastness as an antidote to egotism
I recently returned from a camping trip that was perspective-shifting. As I sat around the campfire, gazing up at the starry night sky, I was unexpectedly filled with a realization of God’s cosmic...
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