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
3 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

Leading Virtuous Lives

The two long pages of the Gospel of Matthew (5:17-37)can be summarized thusly: “if you are dissatisfied with people and situations, a lot depends on you and on your inner disposition.” Hence, to achieve lasting changes...

Fr Dino Vanin
Faith

Everyday Expressions of Love

On a warm Thursday evening one summer, a man named Rick was playing catch in the back yard with his eight-year-old son Jared. Rick could tell something was on Jared’s mind, but he waited until his son was ready to bring...

Fr Joseph Esper
February 7, 2023
Culture

A Nation of Blind Watchmen

Over seven years ago, on these pages, I broached the racial issues that were originally raised in Harper Lee’s blockbuster novel, To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960. These contentious issues were put in a differently-colored...

William Borst
February 1, 2023
Faith

Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation

“If we say, “We are without sin,” we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8) One might wonder why the topic of Confession is discussed in January, since the period of Advent came to a close some...

Paul Suski
January 26, 2023
Culture

Welcome to Topsy-Turvydom

Erika López Prater was an adjunct professor of Art History at Hamline University. Her course syllabus included a warning that the art to be discussed contained images of religious figures. She also advised students that...

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero