Catholic Journal
Politics

Who Am I— in Christ?

Oh, St. Anthony look around; something is lost and cannot be found. Or is it ‘someone’ is lost? Ever think about where you fit in a sociological sense or belong within the body of Christ? What role do we play in the coming of Thy Kingdom? Or, ever...

Michael Baglino
7 hours ago
Faith

Acknowledging Jesus By the Way We Live

Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...

Fr Joseph Esper
1 day ago
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
2 days ago

All Essays

Faith

Pentecost is Decision Time

Fierce attacks have been, and are, directed mostly against the Catholic Church by those who are hellbent on replacing reality, nature, truth, decency, and common sense with crazy ideologies inspired by the prince of...

Fr Dino Vanin
May 17, 2024
Culture

The Soros Effect

George Soros is a controversial financier accused by conservatives of undermining entire economies and defended by progressives as a misunderstood philanthropist. Born in Hungary, his Jewish family escaped Hitler’s...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Faith

Faith and Forgiveness

Read the Scriptures, and everywhere you see stressed the importance of faith. Faith is the foundation of our relationship with Jesus. As mentioned in Hebrews 11:6, it is impossible to please God without faith. Faith is...

Deacon Steve Greco
Faith

Do We “Partially Love” God?

As I prepared this homily, I realized that all three readings are building on last Sunday’s readings by insisting on the vital importance of loving. I became thoroughly scared, with an awful knot in my stomach, because...

Fr Dino Vanin
May 4, 2024
Culture

The Brotherhood of the Flesh (Part 3)

Hugh Marston Hefner is the third member of this sexual brotherhood. Born in Chicago in 1926, Hef, as his intimates call him, is considered the patriarch of the sexual revolution of the sixties. His father was a...

William Borst
April 28, 2024