Our whole Christian outlook should be an outlook of goodness, an outlook of sanctity.

In Volume I of Jesus of Nazareth, authored by Pope Benedict XVI before he became pontiff, the three temptations of Christ in the desert before entering public life are considered.

I would encourage anyone who is thinking of abandoning their Catholic faith to consider the following five questions.

The government isn't content to oppose bullying. It wants to change Catholic teachings.

Everyone knows that conscience works in two different modes: cautionary and accusatory.

Our duty as Christians lies in making ventures for eternal life without the absolute certainty of success.

Man is not there to make himself.

Zeal reveals to us all the difference between a world grown merely secular and old, and the youthfulness of Christian love.

We have been created by God's affection; it is now our turn to make it our self.

"To Keep the Faith, Don't Get Analytical" a recent headlong from the American Association for the Advancement of Science's website trumpets. Translation: "We at the AAAS always believed that faith was irrational, and analytical science leads to the rejection of faith — now we have proof!"