“To our departed brothers and sisters… give kind admittance into your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory, when you will wipe away every tear from our eyes."~ paraphrased from Eucharistic Prayer III, Roman Missal, 3rd Edition English...
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The ABCs And 123s Of Catholic School Safety
With the new school year in session nationwide, our Catholic Schools find themselves balancing the challenges of returning to a “normal” school year while remaining mindful of new instructional methods and ever-changing mask and distance mandates. Yet another...
If More Adults Were Like Brenda Louis, Maybe There Would Be Less Violence In Our Schools
Brenda Louis, a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who was assigned to monitor a hospital floor after the tragic February 14th school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, is an example to all those who consider themselves to be faithful...
When War is OK: Church Teaching on Just War and the Use of Force
On a recent trip to DC, I had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery where, I've been told, more than 400,000 war veterans are laid to rest. I had seen images of the place in movies and pictures, but standing there physically took my breath away and...
Guilty Silence: Religious Persecution And The Tragic Indifference Of The West
Ten seconds into this video and you think you’ve seen it before: the sound of firearms, of men shouting in an all too familiar language that we’ve heard over and over again in news sound bites. Twenty seconds into this video and you’re “sympathetic” towards the...
Will the Final Hunger Games Movie Be Too Violent?
Today, we feature some thoughts on the final instalment of the Hunger Games films which comes out this month. Much has been made of the novels and the first three films and there has been a lot of controversy over the teen-on-teen violence in them, and the nature of...
Abortion, Euthanasia, Pornography, Violence… They All Start With a Gaze (Symbolic Video)
It's easy to criticize the crimes and tragedies of the world. They are there for all to see. But where do they begin? Each one started with an interior decision, a moment in which the person decided to look at reality differently. Things seem innocent, harmless enough...