This morning I begin my fourth year here in Italy. It means I'm half done with my assignment here, at least as it appears on paper. But ...

I've started versions of this post a couple times. I guess it's part rant, part examination of conscience, and part lament for the t...

Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will ...

I always appreciate when St. Irenaeus's Against Heresies comes up in the Office of Readings; it's one of a handful of books given m...

Today is the feast of St. Felix of Cantalice, the first Capuchin friar to be canonized. And this year it's an extra special occasion bec...

I've been reading this book of retreat conferences for priests by Cardinal Burke. In one of the conferences on the sacrament of Reconci...

I read this morning a startling statistic announced by the Pew Research Center, that for every convert to the Catholic faith, six people aba...