Catholic Journal

In the Company of à Kempis

My mother, both of her sisters, and their mother all had breast cancer. My Aunt Emma Jean is the...

Divergence in Daycare

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

All Essays

Suicide is Painless

This title like many of my other essays deserves an explanation. This piece was prompted by the recent suicide of a former college classmate. His death reminded me of Johnny Mandell’s Suicide is Painless, the theme song...

Lumen Christi

Blessed tidings of Easter to everyone reading these reflections. The Paschal Season is a blessed time of renewal and new life as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and our redemption in His Paschal sacrifice. We behold...

Saint Faustina: A Story Told Anew

As we are now in the Feast of Divine Mercy, I recommend focusing on the beautiful words of Pope St. John Paul II at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Łagiewniki in 2002: How greatly today’s world needs the mercy...

Welcoming God Into Our Hearts

On what more delightful object can we fix our sight, than on one who loves us to such a degree – on One who comprises all good things in Himself?St Theresa of Avila It is a common practice that when we are feeling down...