When we live in the space beyond good and evil ... people in tuxedos and formal gowns sip from wine glasses and laugh while someone jokes about the murder of children.
Bishop Robert Barron
What happens at the Mass?+
an extraordinary number of those who self-identify as Catholics in the West have very little idea what the Mass actually is.
Pride, humility and social media+
Most millenials never simply had experiences; they were conditioned to record, preserve, and present those experiences to a following.
The trouble with the ‘You-Go-Girl’ Culture+
It is not enough, in a word, to show women as intelligent, savvy, and good; you have to portray men as stupid, witless, and irresponsible.
‘Doctor Strange,’ scientism and the gnostic way station+
While Doctor Strange is far from a satisfying presentation of the spiritual order, it represents a significant step in the right direction.
Advice for Young Catholics+
There is just something uniquely moving about seeing 9,000 energetic kids suddenly falling to their knees in silent adoration.
A report from ‘Baby Bishop School’+
It was an extraordinarily vivid demonstration of the universality and catholicity of the Church born from the wounded side of Jesus and perduring across vast expanses of space and time.
Apologists, catechists, theologians: wake up!+
I do blame teachers, catechists, evangelists and academics within the Christian churches for not doing enough to keep our young people engaged.
The Cross of Jesus: God’s Awful Work of Love+
On that terrible cross, Jesus took upon himself the worst of humanity and swallowed it up in the ever greater divine mercy.
How Strange Is the Cross+
For the men and women of Jesus’ time, death by crucifixion was not only painful; it was brutally de-humanizing, humiliating and shaming.
