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

Our Total Surrender

Surrender is the first essential step in inviting God’s presence and action into our lives. To help in this process, we meditate on the reality of how much God loves us. God wants so much for us to believe in Him, to...

The Power of the Most Holy Rosary

“For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.” (Ephesians 6:12)...

Ban the Balm!

Recently, it was announced that the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri will implement a formal ban on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics as well as...