Catholic Journal

Regarding Fraternal Correction

Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful...

Things Are Never Quite As They Seem

In 1896 a German immigrant to the United States, a man named Emmanuel Ninnger, paid for his...

All Essays

I Knew You Could Do It

If you were in a public square surrounded by many individuals, imagine being asked this question by a friend of Jesus: “Right now, would you walk to the focal point of the square and speak for 5 minutes about how Jesus...

Islam Examined, Part I

If Westerners were to stop looking at Islam through the lens of Political Correctness, they would fear for the future of Western civilization. That is the message of Nonie Darwish’s Cruel and Usual Punishment: The...

The Ministry of Kidney Stones

Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’ (Isaiah...

Those Who Would Change History

It is ironic today that the young protesters in the South remember so little history that someone has to show them the statues that they want to take down! For all practical purposes, Stonewall Jackson could have been a...

American Patriotism Divided

On July 4, 1776, American patriots proclaimed the Declaration of Independence. This document and subsequent events changed the history of the world. The Declaration of Independence expressed the inalienable rights of...