Catholic Journal

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...

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...

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...

All Essays

God’s Dandelion

In The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Chapter 1), the Little Flower of Jesus reflects upon God’s Creation: I understood that every flower created by Him is beautiful, that the...

Doctor Eucharisticus

The liturgical feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas celebrates one of the greatest doctors the Church has ever had. Thomas is also called Doctor Eucharisticus since he has written so well on the mystery of the Eucharist. For...

The Uniqueness of this Week

There is something unique about Holy Week.  We know that, starting with Palm Sunday, we should be reliving the events which erased the wrongs of our past, give meaning to our present and shape our future with a...

Come Sit With Me

This Lent, I have taken stock of my spiritual life and found it wanting. On the outside, it has looked robust. Daily Rosary, daily Mass a few times a week, Catechism in a Year podcast, spiritual fellowship groups. But...

Regarding the Rate of Interest

Once again, the United States finds itself in a financial crisis with the Federal Reserve squarely in focus, as both the cause and potential remedy of this developing global issue. Acting as an agent of monetary policy...

Jesus Calls Us into His Wonderful Light

During World War II an American airman named John was blinded in an airplane explosion. He was discharged from the Army Air Corps, and for the next twelve years he couldn’t see a thing. During these years he lived for a...

A Hive of Killer Bees

During a modest walk, on a sunny March day, I stopped in a Dick’s and bought myself a Georgia Tech tee-shirt with a menacing yellow jacket on it. Tech has had a special place in my heart since I was 11. I remember...