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Love of the Lord and serving others is probably the most fitting reason sixteen people cram into a fifteen-passenger van at the end of May to drive two hours to small town in Belize. We were sent to this place from all over America...
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” - John 10:10 A year ago we heard those words echo across the nation: “The constitution does not confer a right to abortion, roe and casey are overruled” The decision was released at 10:10am on June 24th, 2022, and suddenly we lived in a post-roe America for the very first time...
"Oh, that today you would hear his voice. Do not harden your hearts." - Psalm 95:8 These words of King David sum up discernment in the modern age. When we hear the word“Discernment” we often get scared. We get scared because we don’t know what God could potentially ask us to do. We get scared…
Can faith and science coexist? The short answer to this question is YES! And the reason for this is one word, “Truth.” The pursuit of truth is fundamental to the human experience whether it be in the realm of spirituality or the physical world. Every Person embarks on their own search for…
For the past several years, I spent my summers doing concrete and masonry work. We worked hard; we were exposed to the elements; we created things from our work – foundations, basement walls, garage slabs, and floors. One striking part of our work was the somewhat scornful way the men on …
Do you know why a woman with many cats is called crazy? No matter how many cats a person might own, it will never be complementary to the human heart’s deepest longing. Our culture has blurred the lines and decreased the value of beauty in the differences between men and women. We have substituted this…
Advent is finally here, and we begin our yearly task of reflecting on the past year and more importantly preparing ourselves for the coming of Christ on Christmas. For most of us, this will probably begin with a sense of sadness as we reflect on everything resulting from the coronavirus including the shutdowns, the mandates, and finally…
With looming political unrest, the election, and undoubtedly the largest organized worldwide shut down, justified or not, many whose spirits who might have been otherwise high, have found unrest and despair in a world unrecognizable from months previous... How do we combat unwanted bias in our lives, and replace it with a Catholic perspective? How does one reconcile a love of country when the country is in such a dismal state?
October is Respect Life Month and Lord knows our world needs to seize this opportunity to reintegrate respect for life in our daily lives. As a catholic, being pro-life is quintessential to my faith and daily life. As our world questions peace and dignity, it is important to ask what does it mean to respect life and what does it mean to be catholic and pro-life?