Catholic Journal
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
59 minutes ago
Faith

The Lord is Calling Each of Us

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...

Fr Joseph Esper
22 hours ago
Faith

A Wellspring of Graces

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Solemnity is formally celebrated on June 12. On that date, Bishop Piotr Sawczuk of the Diocese of Drohiczyn elevated the Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr, in Milejczyce...

Paul Suski
2 days ago

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Culture

The Theology of America

Most scholars of American theology would characterize my title as a history of Protestant theology from Thomas Hooker and Jonathan Edwards through William James and H. Richard Niebuhr. My intentions bear little...

William Borst
8 months ago
Faith

Aspects of Wisdom

While we can acquire knowledge through books and other educational material, wisdom is more than obtaining knowledge. The more we know, the more we realize how much we do not know. Wisdom can develop from knowledge...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.
Faith

Living in a Spirit of Gratitude

There was a 1st grade teacher at an inner-city school who, in the week before Thanksgiving, asked her students to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful. As she expected, most of the class drew...

Fr Joseph Esper
8 months ago
Faith

On Turning 60

You never know when the next miracle is coming, so you just have to keep showing up. Sunny Lawrence James Lawrence is the Iron Cowboy. He once completed 50 Ironman distance triathlons in each of 50 states in 50 days. It...

Jennifer Borek
9 months ago
Faith

The Monastery

Once upon a time there was a contemplative monastery filled with good monks. The monastery enjoyed an admirable reputation and the monks were revered as holy men of God. There was one extraordinary brother among the...

Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.