We seldom stop to reflect on the difference between loving our ice cream, loving our pets, loving our families and loving our God.

A true fully, conscious and active participation in the Mass is understood to require our literal, physical presence at the liturgy. Because of this, watching Mass on a screen would not fulfill the Sunday obligation.

There is a flurry of consternation about how we are supposed to celebrate Valentine’s Day without letting it overshadow the beginning of Lent.

When I saw that Toby Keith had passed away at 62, I was stunned. Somehow it didn’t seem possible. I’m a country music fan, and his music was part of the soundtrack running in the background of my life. I remember listening to his music with my sister Treasa during the ’90s when he was […]

If love is the engine that drives a marriage, mercy is the oil that keeps its many parts running smoothly.

Communication is not the essential ingredient for a successful marriage; commitment is.

No matter how much a baby was desired, his arrival will often turn a marriage on its ear. Take a snapshot of a married couple with a new baby and it may look less like a holy card and more like an S.O.S.

Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.

“Death of a Salesman” has much to say to us Christians as we navigate the highways and backroads of our own moral lives.

Somewhere in your community, there is a chance to be present to those who struggle.