We must have been fifteen or sixteen when we discovered the church visitor’s book. It was an old church, maybe medieval, and I would pass it with my school friends on our way to the town center. I’m not sure what possessed us to go in; it might have been my idea. I’ve always loved old . . . . Continue Reading »
Repentances that are oriented toward the world rather than God seem designed to enhance our status in the world rather than truly abase us before a holy God. Continue Reading »
After the wild revival in the naveI went home feeling stupid since the resthad got it. Why was I no good to save?My brain was grasping like an atheist: how can you know one climbed out of a tomband all the dead will wake as if they’d slept?“You back?” came probing from my brother’s room.I . . . . Continue Reading »
The conversion of a former enemy demonstrates that Jesus can and does turn Sauls into Pauls. Continue Reading »
The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to face this hard reality, not the least because the weak pontificate of Pope Francis offers so little of substance. The corruption that afflicts us does not arise from overpowering lusts. Our . . . . Continue Reading »
Featuring Abigail Rine Favale on her new book, Into the Deep. Continue Reading »
On a hazy afternoon in late May 1986, I wait, as I wait every weekday afternoon in a parking lot in Branford, Connecticut, for my son to be dismissed from school. While I wait, I listen to Ceci, another mother new to the school, whose son is in my son’s class. She is telling me about her car. From . . . . Continue Reading »
Conversion stories remind us that God understands us better than we understand ourselves. Continue Reading »
An excerpt from the book Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals on the Path to Rome. Continue Reading »
Though I used to hold Catholic social teaching in contempt, my journey to the Church forced me to rethink those presuppositions. Continue Reading »
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