What Scientists Can Teach Us about God

Interesting that during the election campaign, “science” became a bone of contention, with one side accusing the other of ignoring it. Most of us don’t give the topic “science” much ...

What We See in the Mirror

Of all the media images related to the pandemic, none have affected me more than images of nursing-home residents deprived of visits from loved ones. Nursing-home residents are often shown ...

Telling You How To Vote

I wouldn’t tell you who to vote for or what party to support, but I do offer my opinions on what I believe people searching for God should look for ...

Brothers (and Sisters) All

Eight hundred years ago, St. Francis of Assisi went to Egypt where he visited Sultan Malik-al-Kamil. The journey entailed considerable hardship, given Francis’ scarce resources, the great distances to be ...

All or Nothing

Evidently, the controversies surrounding the nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court of Amy Coney Barrett include an accusation that people who oppose her are resurrecting the anti-Catholicism of the past. ...

Why Is Genuine Religion So Hard?

Most of us who are searching for God know that it’s hard to believe, and hard to be “good.” Many may have doubts about God’s existence, about the rationality of ...