Catholic Journal
Faith

We Are Never Alone

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...

Fr Dino Vanin
13 hours ago
Faith

The Lord is Calling Each of Us

One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 day ago
Faith

A Wellspring of Graces

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Solemnity is formally celebrated on June 12. On that date, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Milejczyce...

Paul Suski
2 days ago

All Essays

Faith

Whatever Happened to Wisdom?

Why have many people abandoned religion? Why do many young people do much worse in school than their parents and grandparents did? Why does virtually everyone claim innumerable rights but far fewer accept personal...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
August 25, 2024
Faith

Doing Good and Healing All

An interesting line from the Book of Acts has always struck my imagination and spoke deeply and voluminously to my heart. In his heartfelt speech at the house of the pagan Cornelius who precisely after this Spirit...

Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap
Faith

Opening Our Minds and Hearts to Jesus

The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time marks the fourth Sunday of a vital lesson on the Eucharist in which we are led to consider the natural human resistance to what the Father intends to do for us in the Eucharist, by...

Fr Dino Vanin
August 17, 2024
Faith

Tracing the Jesuits’ Decline

Shortly after publishing an essay lamenting the Jesuits’ Magazine America‘s embrace of Wokeism, I read a prominent Jesuit’s article lamenting the fact that the entire Jesuit order is in “profound decline.” Many...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
August 11, 2024
Politics

The Fear of the Unknown

Sometimes, I would love to scream, Stop the world I want to get off. It is moving far too fast for my age and temperament. I have an analog brain in a digital world. My late wife, a farmer’s daughter, had...

William Borst
Faith

Encountering Miracles in Our Lives

One topic I like to preach on is encountering miracles in our lives. While every Christian would welcome such blessings, many don’t. If we wish to experience miracles, we must first surrender our whole selves to God. If...

Deacon Steve Greco
August 6, 2024