Catholic Journal

Why “Brain Death” is Not the True Death of the Human Person

“Brain death,” or death by neurological criteria is a legal fiction that is refuted by sound medicine, philosophy, and theology. As I will substantiate in this paper and I substantiated in my previous paper in...

St Faustina and the Conversion of Sinners

One of the recurrent themes concerning the Diary of St Faustina is surely her close relationship with the conversion of sinners. In fact, from what we read from the Diary it clearly appears...

All Essays

Time is a Valuable Gift

Time is a very valuable gift given to us by the Lord. He is the owner of the vineyard where our “fig tree” is growing. It would be absurd to expect the fig tree to determine when its time is up. (Luke 13:1-9)  That...

It’s Not Too Late to Start Lent

I was Confirmed as a Catholic during the summer of 1996. My first Lent, the following year, was something I joyfully anticipated. I spent many hours praying about what I would “give up” in order to unite myself more...

Lenten Meditations- Part 2

When I give conferences and lead retreats in my line of work, I look for the right thoughts that will give people something worthwhile to consider. As Lent begins I want to offer some insights I have gleaned from my ten...

The Lord God Sees Everything

An interesting thought that recently cropped into my mind and heart was that God sees. Reason would tell us that if God created us with eyes so that we can see how is it possible that he does not see?To erase such a...