Musically Elevating the Novus Ordo
The one change that any parish can implement right now that will begin the much-needed process of restoration of the Mass is fostering the use of good liturgical music.
I Can’t Not Do This: Addiction or Vocation?
I don’t want a deathbed on which I finally have to face the fact that countless hours of my life, which could have been used loving God, have instead been squandered chasing the faux promise behind flashing pixels.
Arguing Like St. Thomas Aquinas
When fierce arguments break out between Catholics, particularly online, they sadly have been marked by personal attacks and uncharitable accusations about the motives of others.
The Aching Heart of a Father
The masterpiece of love is Christ poured out fully upon the Cross. For Catholic fathers, the image carries particular force. Each is aware that his children awaken each morning into an expanding Babylon.
The Church’s Most Controversial Dogma That Even Good Catholics Question
There’s one teaching in particular—one consistently taught throughout Church history—that makes modern Catholics squirm.
What No Graduates Will Hear
Will we tell our young people what they need most to hear? If not, nothing else we say or do will stop our suicidal collapse.
When a Wedding Veil and Mourning Veil Merge
This vale of tears is full of sorrows but also joys. Sometimes they come together in ways only understood by the Almighty.
Of Performative Impiety and Nonperformative Piety
We know that we cannot judge the soul merely by exterior attributes; we know that it is wrong to make assumptions about a person’s interior disposition or depth of holiness based on casual clothing or external postures at Mass.
The World Zigs. We Zag.
In an age of 20-second videos and clickbait articles, we’ll march to the beat of a different drummer.
The Indomitable Maria von Trapp
What The Sound of Music lacks—whether due to cultural superficiality or merely time constraint—is the deep spirituality of Maria and the family’s lived Catholicism.
How to Protect Your Family in a Rigged Housing System (Hint: It’s Not by Renting Forever)
If we want to help the financial situation of Catholic families, we need to be precise about the real causes of the monetary crisis.
Give Thanks
Incapable as we are of paying our debts to God according to justice, we should at least try to supply for them by our gratitude.
Boomers, Doomers, and Zoomers
A younger generation of Catholics—one that doesn’t care about the battles of the past—is beginning to influence the direction of the Church.
Toward Traditional Catholic Spirituality
Oceans of ink are regularly spilled on the liturgy wars and apparitions, but the contemplative prayer central to traditional spirituality is overlooked.
This One Trick Will Transform Your Social Media Experience
Most of us underestimate the impact constant interaction with nasty accounts on social media can have on us—mentally, physically, emotionally, and especially spiritually.