Catholic Journal

Divergence in Daycare

Before proceeding, let me clarify the purpose of this reflection. Daycare in a time of genuine...

Regarding Fraternal Correction

Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful...

All Essays

Remembering Our Many Mediators

If a family member or friend were to come to a believing Christian requesting his prayers, would he say, “Go pray directly to God. You don’t need me.”? Of course not! In charity, he would readily agree, and take to his...

Asking for God’s Help

Almost everyone appreciates the beauty of nature, but not everyone realizes that God’s creation has some important lessons to teach us. For instance, a queen bee lays each egg in a six-sided cell that contains a certain...

Finding God in Our Lives

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:...

A Victory for Human Life

On 23 June 2023 the Archdiocese of Malta officially welcomed the government’s decision to amend a bill that seeks to amend Malta’s criminal provisions on abortion to exempt interventions aimed at protecting the life of...

The Meaning of Fatherhood

This past Father’s Day was arguably my best. I write this with a strange irony because my three legacy kids were a thousand miles away. We did have dinner with one of my bonus daughters and her husband. We shared...

Regarding our Fears

Over a hundred years ago, in the days of vaudeville, there was a husband-and-wife team named “Boris and Olga” who performed a knife-throwing act. Olga would stand next to a wooden wall on stage, while Boris, from twenty...

So Have No Fear of Them

In the Gospel of Matthew (10: 26-33), Jesus talks about the right kind of fear we should have as we live out and preach his Gospel mainly with our lives. It can be understood better if taken together with what is...

Forgive Yourself Now and Forever

Forgiveness is a regular theme I discuss in my ministry, Spirit Filled Hearts. We must certainly forgive our neighbor, as we pledge to do every time we recite the “Our Father,” but we must remember, too, to forgive...