Lent, of course, is a penitential season preparing us for Easter.  It’s part of our tradition that Catholics make a Confession during Lent. Here are some tips… Read more “How to Make a Good Confession”

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/11/03/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/ The above link is to an article by the Pew Research Center, “5 Facts About Illegal Immigration.”  These five facts include: “There were 11.1 million unauthorized… Read more “Thoughts on Immigration, Part 3”

Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time +We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,      Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.… Read more “The Third Station of the Cross: Jesus Falls the First Time”

Suggested Readings: Leviticus 1-7; Leviticus 17-26; Numbers 1:1-3, 19b-46; Numbers 6:22-27; Numbers 9:15-23; Numbers 10:11-11:15; Numbers 20:6b-13; Numbers 22-24; Numbers 26; Numbers 27:12-23; Numbers 28-29; Deuteronomy 4:32-40;… Read more “The Law”

Today, March 8, is the Commemoration of St. John of God. John Cidade was born in Montemor-o-Nova, Portugal on March 8, 1495.  His parents were Andre Cidade… Read more “St. John of God”

The Second Way: The Argument from Efficient Causes We see that there are some things that cause other things. It’s impossible for something to be the cause… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 5”

Click to access Perpetua.pdf Today, March 7, is the Commemoration of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. Perpetua and Felicity were catechumens in the Church in Carthage, north Africa,… Read more “Sts. Perpetua and Felicity”

Second Station: Jesus Takes Up His Cross  +We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,      Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.… Read more “The Second Station of the Cross: Jesus Takes Up His Cross”

http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-middlebury-mob/article/2007092#.WLzwlD2eJUE.facebook According to reports, Dr. Charles Murray, co-author of the controversial book, The Bell Curve (1994), and scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, was invited to speak at Middlebury… Read more “Ochlocracy in Vermont”

“The world’s greatest need is great men, someone who will understand that there is no greater conquest than victory over oneself; someone who will realize that the… Read more ““What we need are saints.””