"We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!" St. John Paul II
We have all heard the sad reports. Catholics in the U.S. are on a great exodus. Not from slavery in Egypt or from the bondage of sin. No, Catholics are leaving the practice of the faith in alarming numbers. Today, less than 20% of persons who were baptized a Catholic attend Mass on a weekly … Continue reading A Return to Wonder: How “Wow!” Leads to Reditus.
“Christ changed every human being he ever met. In fact, He changed history, splitting it open like a coconut and inserting eternity into the split between B.C. and A.D. If anyone claims to have met Him without being changed, he has not met Him at all. When you touch Him, you touch lightning.”“Those who meet … Continue reading The Chosen: A Shockingly Different take on Jesus and the Gospels!
Walking. Praying. Beholding. Thousands of words could be written that would give a detailed account of the week-long pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland for World Youth Day. Instead, I want to offer some brief vignettes under the thematic words I have provided above. My reflections will relate to how I experienced World Youth Day from the … Continue reading A Seminarian’s World Youth Day Pilgrimage
One of the common questions that begin a challenge to Catholic teaching by non-Catholic Christians is: "Where in the Bible...?" The question is usually asked in good faith with a genuine interest in wanting to know how Catholics justify their beliefs. But, this phrase makes two presumptions made by the one inquiring that I want … Continue reading Top 7 Non-Biblical Beliefs of ‘Bible-Believing’ Christians
For many, it is not so much a lack of choices that keep us from encountering the best, but their overabundance that can overwhelm us and paralyze us. Western Culture has made choice one of the many gods of this age; to choose for the sake of choosing instead of choosing what is the best … Continue reading The Best of the Catholic Web
The Easter People 
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