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...
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...
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...
In generations past, some had the idea that holiness was for priests and nuns. The laity were to attend church on Sundays, but the serious practice of religion was only for those who had dedicated themselves to a...
A biological male wins the Miss Netherlands title. Whistle-blowers are maligned for reporting crimes. An employer fires his employee for stopping shoplifters. With stories like this filling today’s news, it’s hardly...
Whether called the Counter-Reformation, Catholic Reformation, Confessional Catholicism, Tridentine Age, or any other designation, Catholicism in Europe from 1517-1577 has been analyzed, debated, and subjectively branded...
These days I receive a daily message on my phone telling me: Every day that is born belongs to God and his plans are far greater than any we made before we went to sleep. This powerful message has encouraged me greatly...
I recall an interesting anecdote that speaks volumes about the workings of the human mind. Henry was driving on a dark country road late at night far from home. All of a sudden, one of his tires went flat. He pulled...
On the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we find out from Jesus that, as Sower, the Father is one of the worst farmers around. His wasteful clumsiness is due to his infinite love for all his children; he scatters his seed...
The Publix near us usually runs out of its few copies of the SaturdayWall Street Journal edition, which regularly includes Peggy Noonan’s column. Some weeks ago, I had the good fortune of picking up a copy...
A Notre Dame professor (The Hidden Things, OSV, July 9-15, 2023, pp. 15) has wonderfully noted that the instruction of Jesus for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time comes to us after three key things have occurred:...
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