I am in a 1982 Volvo, headed north on I-5 toward Oceanside, at a pace I could easily beat on a bicycle. A universe of cars spreads to the north and the south. Twenty-five miles, on a five-lane freeway, will take an hour or more. How can people live like this? The ordeal of rush hour in Southern . . . . Continue Reading »
We should not conflate equality and equivalence. Those who do so risk cutting themselves off from the traditions that make them who they are. Continue Reading »
Did you think it was legal to pray silently in front of an abortion clinic? Think again. Continue Reading »
On the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany in 2021, after churches had reopened but while many pandemic restrictions remained in place, three priests in my parish celebrated a traditional rite called the Blessing of Water on the Vigil of Epiphany. The rite is similar to rituals in the churches of the . . . . Continue Reading »
Public displays like prayer breakfasts at least establish a standard by which to hold government officials—like Francis Collins—accountable to the words they utter. Continue Reading »
On this episode, David Kubal joins the podcast to discuss the Kennedy v. Bremerton Supreme Court case and the prayer ministry Intercessors for America. Continue Reading »
I push back whenever a young woman tells me her vocation is to get married and have kids. Her vocation is not so limited. She may be called to marriage, but she’s also called to prepare for the life to come by prayer and sacrifice, by renouncing the things of this world, by thinking of what is above. Continue Reading »
Most of Kenneth Steven’s tales are simple, hardly worth the telling. But they’re the kind of tales that are the texture of life, like the stories we recount at the dinner table. Continue Reading »
“How can a man know that his own profession of faith is true, while what others profess is false?” Continue Reading »
Michelle D. Hord joins the podcast to discuss her recent book, The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness. Continue Reading »
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