Catholic Life

Martha Fernandez-Sardina, Director of the Office of Evangelization in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, sat down with Deacon Harold to discuss the upcoming Year of Faith, which starts October 11, […]

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  Why does the Catholic Church make such a big deal about Mary?  Whenever I talk to non-Catholics about Mary, they quote 1 Timothy 2:5: There is one mediator between […]

Catholic Apologist extraordinaire Father Mitch Pacwa, S.J., Ph.D., a popular Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) personality and host of numerous series, including EWTN Live, Threshold of Hope, and the Open […]

One of the world’s foremost Dominican theologians, a prolific author and host of numerous Eternal World Television Network (EWTN) series, Father Brian Mullady, O.P., S.T.D., has published the following review […]

The Mass in Sacred Scripture Throughout the history of the Church, the liturgy has been revised and updated so that the expression of the Church’s worship may reflect the Spirit-filled […]

Earlier this week, I received an email from a woman who recently broke-up with her fiancé.  She wrote, “I was accepting it as God’s will.  However, a friend told me […]

Cruise control is a great invention.  Think about all the advantages: you don’t have to worry about slowing down when you spot a cop shooting radar, you save money on […]

On this first day of the New Year, at a time when we remember the past with a sense of thankfulness (or relief!) and look forward to the future with […]

Where do we find God?  On that very first Christmas night, the shepherds, while tending their sheep in the cold and the dark, “are addressed by an angel who shines […]

Psalm 138 I thank you, Lord, with all my heart, you have heard the words of my mouth. In the presence of the angels I will bless you. I will […]

A pirate, a vampire, and Cyclops from the X-Men.  These are a few of my favorite costumes I wore as a kid on Halloween. Halloween has experienced an increasingly virulent […]

I receive so many requests for advice about discerning a call to the diaconate that I thought it would be beneficial to share my thoughts on vocational discernment with those […]

The terrorist attacks that occurred on American soil ten years ago remind us that we live in a world of eclipse; in a world consumed by darkness—the darkness of drought […]

“If any one will not work, let him not eat.  For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.  Now such persons […]

On a flight from Minneapolis to Portland earlier this year, I sat next to an airline pilot who was making his way home to Alaska.  We struck-up a conversation and, […]

A review of the book, No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he […]

A review of the book, It Doesn’t End Here: An Amazing Journey of Faith and Forgiveness by Dawn Marie Roeder “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it […]

My 13-year old daughter is mad at me because I won’t let her watch Glee. I’ve heard of the show but since we don’t have cable or satellite television, I’d […]

Quite often, after leading a parish mission, I am approached by someone who wants to spend time talking about a serious issue in their life.  I remember the story of […]

Shortly after the twins were born, I spent one of my many sleepless nights thinking about how my life has changed since the day I met my wife: how I […]

I am the oldest of four children in a family that includes three boys and a girl.  My younger brother and I often gave our youngest brother a very hard […]

A few years back I received an email from a Protestant woman who was on the verge of entering the Catholic Church.  She was still struggling to understand some areas […]

In many ways, high school was the greatest four years of my life.  It was a time of transition, trepidation, and great joy!  I was pushed hard academically. I was […]