A church, as an ecclesiastical building, carries profound spiritual significance. It serves as a sacred space where man encounters the Divine, fundamentally distinguishing it from utilitarian structures, like hospitals, schools, or theatres. Within its walls, a unique spiritual triad emerges—a mystical relationship between Christ and the priest, Christ and the faithful, and the priest and the ... Read more

The Gospel this Sunday recalls Jesus’ Baptism but also His manifestation as the Lamb of God. As the Gospel of John makes clear, John the Baptist’s whole existence is that of being a witness to Jesus (1:7-8). He is a finger pointing to Him. John decreases so Jesus and His glory may increase (Jn. 3:30). ... Read more

As we return to Ordinary Time, our Gospel already begins preparing us for the next great seasons of the liturgical calendar: Lent and Easter.  How? Gospel (Read Jn. 1:29-34) “John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world.’”  We heard from ... Read more

I discovered the works of Paul Kingsnorth 2-3 years ago. He confirmed a growing sense I had: that social media and artificial intelligence (AI) are leading us in a dangerous direction. We are being led blindly into a disincarnate world. We recently celebrated the Incarnation, when God took on human flesh and became one of ... Read more

When we look at our world, we see a lot of beauty and good.  However, we also see a lot of ugliness and evil going back to the beginning of man.  Naturally, we wonder why God created Adam and Eve knowing they would sin and knowing how much evil would enter the world as a ... Read more

“Boys only want love if its torture.”  – Taylor Swift, Blank Space I have daughters. Therefore, I listen to Taylor Swift. Not necessarily because my children like her music—they did go through that stage though—but because, when they look at the world and the successful women in it, T-Swift is…well, everywhere. So when I hear ... Read more

With upwards of a third of Catholics having experienced divorce—and around 9-15% currently going through divorce at any given time—chances are you will run into a divorced Catholic. In fact, you’re running into one now, as I myself am one of them. There is a lot of discourse on divorce within the Church today, but ... Read more

Evolution has not disproved the existence of God; it has proved that it could not take place without God.  G.K. Chesterton made the point with his accustomed wit and clarity:  “It is absurd for the Evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing, and then ... Read more

The Season of Christmas Christmas isn’t just one day, but rather a season—a season that started with Evening Prayer on December 24th and ends on the feast of the Baptism, which was this last Sunday. Within that season there is an octave, from December 25th to January 1st, which mystically is the same day stretched ... Read more

Little boys explore woods, build forts, and play in creeks. They live as kings of the world, with few worries and little sense of danger. They experience the freedom of the children of God. They are blessed with a natural purity, ignorant of most evils, until that innocence is stolen. There once lived a six-year-old ... Read more