It’s rare that one specific event would have spiritual, political, and historic implications - but then again, St. Pope John Paul II was indeed a rare, immensely Christ-centered, charismatic, and brilliant leader.  The year was…

At an orientation session for New Students starting their college careers, one of the presenters was able to kind of snap every individual in that vast auditorium of several hundred freshmen from their starting to…

One of (the many) challenges that social media presents is it’s so easy to get drawn into debates that ultimately are pointless, counter-productive, and often result in people being far less “social” with one another…

If Catholics ever needed a good reason to explain why the saints – especially two of the most pre-eminent ones, Mary and Joseph – are so important to us, this Feast of the Holy Family…

It’s been said that in our day and age, with people holding more polarizing beliefs and opinions on an ever-growing list of items, that it’s hard to get people to agree on anything.  But if…

One of the hardest assignments that I had to complete as a seminarian was when we were assigned in our Second Year of Theology for our Pastoral Assignment.  Every semester they tried to vary it…

Let me tell you how the devil tempted me and got into my head on Friday.  He did it via email if you can believe that.  There was I minding my own business going through…

One major life change for me as a result of the craziness of the viral pandemic has been going through what I’ve called a “media detox.”  I’m not sure of when exactly in the almost…