One of the enduring myths of the secular state is that religion is so dangerous, so volatile, so likely to burst into conflagrations of violence, that the only protection we have from societal destruction is the erection of a wall that separates religion from the state.
Lately, I have been hearing a lot about how the primitive Church was not Roman Catholic.
We need to pray that our elected federal officials will find the courage in this new year of Our Lord, 2014, to finally pass real immigration reform.
So go forth very bravely with perfect trust in the goodness of him who calls you to this holy task.
We cannot understand what it means to say that man is a rational animal without, at the same time, recognizing that a rational animal is a freak of nature.
What I am doing, ideally, when I share my faith is not arguing about right or wrong. What I am doing is witnessing to fulfillment.
A sure way to happiness and to holiness is the frequent practice of the virtue of forbearance.
During the war I was simply terrified by air raids, and it was my lot to be in every one that happened in London.
Deconstructionists and their kin are aiming at making reality disappear — and for good.
