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

The Best and the Favorite

My children sometimes talk about things Tom and I got right in our parenting. It’s a blessing that they notice these things and hope to include them in their own parenting. The most recent example of this is my older...

Divine Real Estate

Growing up, I remember having a keen interest in real estate shows. These many years later, I think they interested me because as the hosts moved from town-to-town, neighborhood-to-neighborhood, and house-to-house, they...

Facets of Joy

There are many kinds of joy. We find joy of celebration in family events such as graduations, weddings, and the birth of children. There is joy in holidays like Christmas, Easter, birthdays, or anniversaries. Joy of...

Shattering the Chains of Hatred

Since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, more than 11,400 Ukrainians have sought refuge in Australia. All in all, Ukrainian refugees have largely been met with empathy. The Labor government expedited humanitarian...

Springtime for Cardinals

It is springtime when my fancy usually turns to baseball. Though I have never been a St. Louis Cardinals fan, they have usually been a part of any baseball conversation, especially when we lived in St. Louis. Lately...