Fear and Indecision Will Kill the Local Church — Boldness Will Save It
True ministry is about tending the flock, not punching a clock. Churches need brave leaders now more than ever.
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A Suffering Church Needs Bold Intentionality, Not Maintenance
A parish or diocese that isn’t on mission in service of the Gospel in every fiber of its operation is simply managing its own decline, waiting for its inevitable death.
Bishops, Ents, and a Fork in the Road
Sometimes the times are dire enough that even the most deliberate of bodies must act swiftly and decisively
5 Ways Holiness Requires Taking Care of Your Body
The health of our bodies is hardly mentioned when talk of holiness comes up. The idea that one must be equally attentive to their physical well being as to their spiritual well being, in order to more fully find holiness, seems oddly foreign.
On Beauty, Beasts, and the Sexual Harassment Crisis
The key takeaway in Disney's The Beauty and the Beast is that the beholding of beauty -- the loving of beauty -- inherently makes one less beastly. Beauty, in short, begets beauty.
Brandon Vogt's ‘Why I Am Catholic’: A Simple, Profound Work of Art
This book is clear, concise, and persuasive all in the same breath. Seeing the Church's truth, goodness, and beauty so effortlessly spelled out without getting too technical is truly masterful.
On Filial Correction and Muddy Shoes
If we consider the words and actions of Pope Francis in light of the Church’s entire breadth of knowledge, we ought to have no trouble discerning our good pope’s intent.
Nullity, Indissolubility and Divine Grace
“The salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church, is to be kept before one's eyes.” (Canon 1752)
Take a Lesson From Pope St. Sixtus II's Courage, and Take Hope
The story of Sixtus II and his holy companions should not only stir within us a zeal for our own faith, but should teach us the value of staying hope-filled amidst a fallen world.
Creation is Not Just God's Fidget Spinner
St. Peter wasn’t crucified upside down for some aloof God. St. Engratia didn’t have her side ripped open, St. Lucy her eyes plucked out, St. Lawrence his flesh grilled alive, or St. Matthew his skin flayed off for some meaningless existence. St. Maximilian Kolbe giving his life in place of another was a silly thing to do, if all the world is merely God’s fidget spinner.
