• In some ways, Wiccans are more Catholic than Catholics. For over two thousand years, the Catholic Church has maintained its understanding of transubstantiation, which is the belief that during Mass, the bread and wine used for Communion become the actual, literal body and blood of Jesus Christ.  We know, it’s a hard teaching. People have […]

  • “You yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” – Luke 2:35

  • There are certain bad guys in the Bible we like to jeer: Pharaoh. Goliath. The Pharisees. We often treat them as one-dimensional villains, condescendingly shaking our heads at their failings and rolling our eyes at their hard-headedness. You only had one job, Adam and Eve! Take a chill pill, Cain! I can’t believe you keep […]

  • “My beloved Jesus,it was not the weight of the crossbut the weight of my sins which made You suffer so much.By the merits of this first fall,save me from falling into mortal sin.I love You, O my Jesus, with all my heart;I am sorry that I have offended You.May I never offend You again.Grant that […]

  • Let’s play a game. I am thinking of a person, place, or thing that, if you are reading this, likely plays a very important role in your life. Let’s see if you can guess what I am describing… ______ is always with us. ______ is the first thing we check in with each morning and […]

  • “The cross is our trophy raised against the demons, our sword against sin, and the sword of Christ used to pierce the serpent.” -St. John Chrysostom

  • Let’s be honest. When we think of saints, we usually picture people in robes and habits, sporting pious faces, long beards, or funny haircuts. Of course, in most cases, this was the normal look of the time in which they lived. But never have we seen a statue in a church of a saint dressed […]

  • “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that […]

  • This is a common complaint (one I’ve uttered myself more times than I care to admit!). Eventually I realized a few things.  Mass does not exist to serve me. It’s not a movie, a rock concert, or a Tony Robbins motivational seminar. It’s not something you roll up to with a pair of 3D glasses […]

  • “Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by […]