Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls (Guest: Dr. Kevin Vost)
Catholics rightly put their spiritual lives first. But what obligation do Catholics have to care for their bodies? And is there a connection between care for the body and care for the soul?
“C’mon, Ring Those Bells!”
Church steeples point men’s attention beyond the horizontal, the level of their eyes, and church bells are acoustic reminders of transcendence. Today’s world needs more, not less, of those reminders.
When Unexpected Infertility Paints a Different Family Picture
I always assumed I would have a large family. When that was not to be, I realized God was to paint a different picture of my future.
Husbands, Lead and Cherish Your Wives
It is divinely revealed truth that husbands are called to lead their wives in the way that Christ leads the Church. This means that husbands are called to serve, direct, die for, and cherish their wives.
Remembering 2020 Without Losing Hope
It would not be hyperbolic to say that the pandemic dramatically accelerated the de-Christianization of the United States.
The Left and the Co-opting of Autism
The world sees autism as a disability or a free pass from norms, when it is actually a gift. The radical Left sees it as an opportunity to tear down when it is actually a weight to train the soul. It can be cursed, or it can be cherished.
Modesty vs. Androgyny
Modesty includes dressing distinctively feminine, if you are female, and distinctively masculine, if you are male, and not succumbing to androgynous behavior or looks, but dressing as you know you ought.
The Prince Who Became a Pauper…and a Priest
A little-known 19th-century priest, born into Russian nobility but eventually a Catholic missionary priest in America, lived a life that can be a model for us today.
Dare We Fear That Most Men Be Damned?
Modern Catholics live under the assumption that Hell is mostly empty. But doing so radically impacts our ability to fulfill the Great Commission.
A Hill On Which To Die
Defending marriage these days would seem to be a hill on which not so many are prepared to die. But why should that be the case? After all, there really isn’t anything more deserving of defense than the oldest institution in the world.
The Actual Changes the Church Needs Today
If the Church is to restore the moral landscape and fulfill the Great Commission, the work of restoration must begin within the Church itself.
Conservative Catholics and Traditional Catholics: Similarities and Differences (Guest: Roland Millare)
The two main sources of criticism for what has happened in the Church since Vatican II are the conservative (“Reform of the Reform”) and traditionalist camps. How are they similar and how are they different?
The Final Countdown
We like to have countdowns to special dates: Christmas, New Year’s, etc. But we can’t have a countdown to the date of our death.
Raising Children in an Anti-Child World
There is a growing childfree movement comprised of people who intentionally choose never to welcome children. Often people mistakenly see their own laziness and selfishness as very important aspects of their person that are worthy of protection and cultivation.
Farewell to Luther
Luther’s theological positions were disastrously wrong, but his anguished search for certainty of his own salvation humanized him for me, as much as his screeching diatribes against the Church repulsed me.
The Philosophy Behind True “Active Participation”
If the Church desires active participation, then self-examination is in order.
A Radical Proposal for the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival
Four simple changes to how we receive Communion will do far more to create a Eucharistic revival than any multi-million dollar program.
Making Catholic Resolutions That Matter…and That Stick (Guest: Jay W. Richards)
We’re in a new year and that means resolutions. But what resolutions can Catholics make that will help them both body and soul, and how can we make sure we stick to them?
Moving Epiphany: Reducing Men to Cogs in a Machine
Moving feast days to a more “convenient” day sends a message that the demands of this world are more important than the demands of the next.
Start Living a New Kind of Year
Living wholly in the civil, present, temporal world tends to blur our attention to the “bigger picture.” Trying to live according to the rhythms of the liturgical year gives us perspective: everything is not about the right now and the demands of the moment.