Stephen Adubato reflects on the sadness he used to feel as a kid once the presents were unwrapped on Christmas morning, as he mourned the end of the season. He writes, however, “My experience of ...
Michael O’Rourke, founder of StrongCatholicDad.com, writes to those struggling with the holiday season and who might have anxiety about contentious family gatherings. He writes: “If you are struggling with the holidays, that is a sign ...
Psychologist Sue Baars writes, “Knowing how to discern one’s emotional and mental health is important.” Christians, she says, may be helped by using the lens of “psychological wholeness,” a concept based on the anthropology of ...
While Abraham is often considered the father of faith, Joe Heschmeyer explores that there are a few cracks in Abraham’s faith. He writes: “What Abraham struggled with was the all-too-familiar temptation to follow God on ...
To the accidental Arians of 2020: I slapped Arius at the Council of Nicaea, according to the story you like to tell. I can neither confirm nor deny this, since the first rule of Nicaean ...
Celebrating Gaudete Sunday, Renée Roden writes that even in pandemic times, “Our lives need events. The rhythm of life demands the interruption of the ordinary. These celebrations break through our daily lives to shout: “This ...
In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, internationally renowned pianist and composer Ian Mulder discusses his life in music, the reasons he left his home country of the Netherlands to live in the United States, ...
Shaun McAfee writes that each passing Advent helps him to consider the conditions and anxieties of the first Christmas, which is why praying the Joyful Mysteries with heartfelt contemplation comes as a timely advantage. There ...
Joe Grabowski writes, “It’s true. The End Times are indeed upon us!” He says, “The season of Advent and the preceding weeks of Ordinary Time mean to bring home this urgency to us, by focusing ...
“Do you number yourself among those who approach family holiday gatherings with sadness rather than joy?” asks Erin McCole Cupp. For survivors of family abuse or dysfunction, the Christmas season can promise more hurt than ...
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