Just recently the Church celebrated its liturgy using the texts from the book of Zephaniah, which makes wonderful sense in light of its...

In the Gospel of Matthew there is a scene that brings much hope to the situation we all find ourselves in. Joseph has, in light of the...

Nothing is more drab than trying to interpret away the great angelic scenes from our holy Scriptures. Especially here in the beginning of...

My two year old daughter Sophia was placing her little baby doll in her crib. It was her nap time you see. And of course it all had to be...

Could you imagine the thoughts of the young Mary, as the angel Gabriel let her know God’s plan to become incarnate in her? Could you...

We are so conditioned as Christians to hear the word Shepherd and think of the Good Shepherd, one who has laid down his life for his...

How difficult it is to remind the world of the dark side of Christmas, the backdrop of death and violence, that set the stage for the...

We have always known instinctively that there is safety in numbers, but when a family gathers around Christmas it is for much more than...

If you have never heard the endearing story of the drummer boy, then I daresay you are missing out. In short… …it is the story of a boy...

Around this time there always seems to be an upward surge of effort and energy around the globe to find the historical roots of some of...

I think one of the most disheartening truths about the Christians of our time, is that we have… …(by and large)… …ceased to believe in...

In the Book of Malachi we come across a very unsettling text, even for the ancient Jew. Because there in chapter 3 we read: “Behold, the...

It has been said by many in recent days that we are indeed entering a dark time. Whole peoples are on the move and a sense of unease is...

If any virtue has been given a bad name it is the virtue of prudence. One need only call someone a prude and observe the reaction to...

So you have found the silence somewhere in your day, and you are able to find at least sometime in that state without being interrupted…...

So how does one protect himself from imposing, a fantastic and fictitious storyline onto reality? And how do we make sure that we are not...

We are discussing two kinds of truth, that which can be known by several people all at once and that which is known to me alone, trapped...

For most people the conscience is something that comes to us from outside of ourselves… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n45xxgTsfSo

Don’t just read books; read literature. In this video, Patrick makes a case for the great gift that literature is.

What we say matters, especially when it comes in the form of an oath.  In this video Patrick discusses marriage and why it must be til...