Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Two years ago, after I’d been in my current job for several years, I felt I’d finally get the promotion for which I’d longed. In my mind, I deserved it. And, based on subtle clues from my boss and others, I thought it was coming. I told my family it […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What are some practical spiritual methods Catholics can use to combat the temptation to consume pornography?  Go To War First, a key tool in the evil one’s toolbox is luring us into a false sense of isolation. Temptation to consume pornography only grows without taking action to rectify loneliness.  Combating […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn As Lent draws near, we turn our hearts to Christ’s call to holiness in the Gospels: “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). Although our life as Catholics demands that we strive day after day and year after year for this perfection, Lent invites […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn We all have experienced anger.  Everyone has been on the receiving end of somebody else’s anger.  Anger is a response, a reaction when our ego is being attacked, a reaction when what we want to happen happened otherwise, or a demand for justice because we have been wronged We have […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn You may have heard that the largest religious group in America is the “nones,” those without a religious affiliation. In January of 2024, Pew Research stated that 28% of US adults are religiously unaffiliated. Of those, many are commonly called “fallen away” Catholics. In fact, in 2008, Pew estimated that […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Gospel of Matthew Gospel Reflection Maybe it is just me, but this week’s Gospel often makes me feel guilty and convicted. To know that even thinking about a sinful act is already a sin is terrifying. I am not alone in this because I have encountered many people struggling with scruples, […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn What is Sin?  “Sin” is an old archery term in Greek which means “to miss the mark.” All sin and fall short of the glory of God, as St. Paul says. When we sin, we are committing an offense against “reason, truth, and right conscience (CCC 1849).” Sin is never […]

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gmail LinkedIn Is there something wrong with your life? Maybe something is missing. Maybe you’re depressed. Maybe you’re overwhelmed. Maybe you’re trapped by compulsive behavior. Maybe there’s a particular sin you haven’t been able to overcome no matter how hard you’ve tried? Maybe you’re in a state of despair because you think […]