Catholic Journal

Divergence in Daycare

Before proceeding, let me clarify the purpose of this reflection. Daycare in a time of genuine...

Regarding Fraternal Correction

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

All Essays

Holy Friendship

My wife is seven months pregnant with a baby we didn’t intend. My 15-year-old son has cerebral palsy. I am an extremely overqualified high school chemistry teacher. When I can work, I make $43,700 per year. I have...

Our Lady of the Light

No music he heard, and no angels he sawAs he lay in his wrappings of linen and straw;And the ox and the ass could not kneel and adoreFor the poor creatures never were angels before.  The palace he found was an old...

The Eucharist Challenges Us

Back in 1980 a national magazine ran a story about a man who had a very unusual experience earlier that year. While out running some errands, he returned to his car, which was in the parking lot of a large shopping mall...

May We Be Caring and Vigilant

By the time his gospel was available, Luke was writing to the grandchildren of those who physically saw Jesus. The enthusiasm and the expectation of their grandfathers and fathers must have faded away, replaced by...

Heart of Jesus, Have Mercy on Us

On the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart to Saint Marguerite-Marie Alacoque in Paray-le-Monial, I offer this reflection on their broader significance and spiritual implications. Devotion to the...

A Great Fall

Lately, I have been inundated with articles about how an accidental Fall is the biggest threat to the longevity of elderly people. It is a danger that I and my wife Anna are deadly aware of since we are both...