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A Little-Known Secret Fulton Sheen Introduced Me to About the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts
Certainly popular devotion recognizes that the consummate moment of the love shared between these two hearts takes place at the Cross.
Surprised by the Joy of the Lord
It’s a funny thing about the joy of the Lord: He wants us to fling our hearts wide open to Him. But some days all we can manage is a hairline crack. And He’s willing to use even that to surprise us with His joy when we least expect or deserve it.
Popular Culture And The New Evangelization – Our Lady Of Guadalupe And Bruce Springsteen
Here is a podcast I recorded with Pontifex Unviersity provost David Clayton about the place of popular culture in bringing people to Christ.
Three Bits of Advice for Those Getting Married This Year
It’s wedding season … “Love is in the air / Everywhere I look around / Love is in the air / Every sight and every sound…” Pardon my 1970s flashback. Back to the matter at hand. Those getting married often ask me for advice. Here are three things I almost always...
Dear Sister in a Painful Marriage
A woman reached out to me for help in her painful marriage. What words of advice would you offer to someone in this situation?
Square Watermelons and Red Cars
Hudson Byblow’s homosexual and transgender inclinations led him to the heart of the Catholic Church.
The Sacred Heart is a Nuptial Mystery
The feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary are a beautiful symbol of the marriage of Jesus to the Church. Let us celebrate!
The Pagan Cross Was a Sex Symbol
Did you know that in the pre-Christian, pagan mind, the cross was actually a symbol of sexual union? Many pagan cultures recognized two lines crossing as “a symbol of life … because the figure of the cross is the simplest possible representation of that union of two bodies or two sexes”
St. Joseph Was Not a Prude
With St. John Paul II’s help, I’d like to clear up a common misconception about St. Joseph, whose feast day is March 19. In a little-known address given on Aug. 21, 1996, Pope John Paul II spoke about the difficulty for many of accepting “the sublime mystery” of...
Don’t Be Fooled by Those Who Are “Re-interpreting” Humanae Vitae
This July 25 marks 50 years since Pope Paul VI shocked the world when he issued his encyclical letter Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life) reaffirming the traditional Christian teaching against contraception. Although he was mocked and scorned...
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