Why a Christian Anthropology Makes a Difference
It is simply impossible to agree on ethics, on how to act, on what is good and what is not, if you disagree about metaphysics or anthropology. And since ethics is unavoidable, so is anthropology.
Tolkienian Wisdom for Christmastide and the New Year
Our life, our home can be like Rivendell in the essentials. But it will require something very difficult.
Living between the poles: How to be faithful in a time of conflict
Real people, both within and outside the Church, are messy creatures. We all have divided hearts. As a result, the real world is filled with conflict. Here’s what we can do.
Shepherds, not Hirelings
During vespers the other week we prayed, "Keep us safe from wolf and hireling."
Hope and Her Daughters
The virtue of hope has two beautiful daughters, anger and courage: anger with the way things are, and courage to change them for the better.
A Different Inauguration
Saint John Henry Newman once observed that men always think of their own day and age as the worst.
When Abundance Is Lacking
Thanks to my pessimism, I am generally quite cheerful (it is optimists who, because of their illusions, are most prey to misery).
The Father We Need
Most of us know today's Gospel scene (Lk 2:22-40) as the Fourth Joyful Mystery: The Presentation in the Temple.
Why Are So Many Girls Rejecting Womanhood?
"The Church gives thanks for each and every woman ... for all women as they have come forth from the heart of God in all the beauty and richness of their femininity..." — Pope St. John Paul II