As we were beginning 2025, I decided to kick it up a notch. Why not try to go to 150 Masses?

God bless Erika Kirk for her very difficult act of forgiveness, for sharing it with us and for inspiring others to forgive. I hope it starts a tsunami of forgiveness because forgiveness can heal the world.

Holiness does not wait for stability. Holiness is forged in revolution.

The Catholic Church doesn’t reject evolution, because it doesn’t reject — but, in fact, welcomes — any legitimate scientific inquiry. Science studies nature, and the truth of creation can never contradict the truth of the Creator.

The Psalms remind us that we can bring all our human emotions and experiences to God, holding nothing back.

If, as the church teaches, the family is the fundamental building block of a healthy society, then we cannot ignore how economic structures, especially the cost of housing, influence family life.

America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard work and takes pride in a craft; an unselfish hero who places team above self.

Megan approaches life more carefully and slowly, with deeper appreciation and stronger faith. She used to listen to podcasts about running and fitness, but now it’s Scripture readings and reflections during daily walks through our neighborhood. 

Each of the stories of the saints, as Leo put it, all started when “they said ‘yes’ to God and gave themselves to him completely, keeping nothing for themselves.”

It is possible that excellent marriage preparation could “work against” a couple seeking a declaration of nullity in some circumstances. But most of the time, it probably would not.