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‘The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.’ (JN 1:5) The day after Christmas is the feast of St. Stephen,...

Enslaved to many masters, a friend of mine wound up in jail. He sobered up when he realized that his ‘holding tank’ was a facility that...

A young man who repented as a teen from ‘gay’ identification, Nate is growing into his masculinity as Jesus grows within him. I have the...

‘Bring forth the fruit of repentance’ (LK 3:8). Righteous action burns off impure feelings—dread, suspicion, self-concern, lust. I can go...

‘John was a lamp that burned and gave light.’ (JN 6:35) I could hardly believe my ears. Surrounded by a host of earnest men, most cradle...

Advent starts with a bang this year if Jesus’ words in Sunday’s Gospel reading are true. Luke 21: 25-36 describes the terrifying...

We end our 40 days on the Feast of Christ the King, the final Sunday of the Church calendar. Crowned with thorns and pierced with sword...

‘Everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; to him who knocks, the door will be opened…if you who are evil give good gifts to your...

Last week I discovered some unexpected momentum for our prayer/fasting time. While wondering how I might keep a prayerful focus amid our...

‘See, I have placed before you an open door that cannot be shut’ (Rev. 3:8). The free and demanding door to chastity cannot be shut. It...

‘The mercy of God is not an abstract idea but a concrete reality through which He reveals His love as that of a mother or father, moved...

‘We remove the organ and deny the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise.’ C.S. Lewis ‘And he will...

As I looked out at the Latinos who had come forward to ‘clean house’, I was struck by their radiance. Though time-worn, their faces...

Although America seems more inclined to celebrate the ‘Bruce Jenners’ who relent to perversion, I want to honor a man named Rocky who...

The long awaited interview of decathlon-winner Bruce Jenner ‘coming out’ as a woman has inspired nothing but adulation in the media; our...

‘Jesus’ crucified flesh reveals the bond between truth and freedom, just as His resurrection exalts the fruitfulness of a freedom lived...

‘Zeal for Your house will consume me.’ (JN 2:17) Sue Hunt considered ordination as a Buddhist nun in the Ubon region of Thailand. An...

‘To speak of the healing of the homosexual is to speak of the healing of all persons everywhere.’ Leanne Payne Leanne Payne passed into...

‘When we take too much credit for our lives and achievements, when we look at our lives as products of our own striving rather than...

‘Knowing the love that surpasses knowledge may well mean not knowing much else.’ Loretta Ross-Gotta God often overshadows the faithful...