Heaven is a personal encounter
Quite recently, I happened across a catechetical video from quite a large Catholic apostolate which included a segment asking people about what they imagined...
Taking our rebirth seriously
There is so much to take in over Christmastide, with all its feasts and images — not to mention the temporal responsibilities undergirding “the...
Tension without Tension
The mother as a bridge between generations is as firm a sign of the Church as any that exists, for she is called to...
The tilt of the world
Being older, I can confirm that the playgrounds of my childhood were somewhat less safe than those at present, and one encounter with a...
No quarantine for grace
In our current trial, in which anxious people are isolated from their normal routines — including attendance at Holy Mass — we have a wonderful teaching moment to reiterate what the Catholic...
The power of small courtesies
In 1982, sociologists James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling introduced the “broken window theory” in The Atlantic Monthly magazine, suggesting that when small acts of...
