Mary and Heroic Patience
Growing up I thought patience was just waiting peacefully for something to happen. Everybody has to wait for something. We wait in traffic. We wait for our significant other or children to get ready for a night out. We wait on food delivery, to be seen at the doctor’s...
The Sanctity and Beginning of Life in Divine Revelation
A few months ago, as I was getting a haircut by my barber, I was talking about the challenges of the pro-life movement in politics. My barber is a staunch Southern Baptist who always gives me a good sermon laced with corny Christian jokes. He told me, “I don’t see how...
Review of Fr. George Elliott’s Discernment Do’s and Don’ts: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment
I would like to introduce to you a new book, Discernment Do’s and Don’ts: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment (TAN Books, 2018). This is a great book that I highly, highly recommend. My own discernment process before I entered seminary was a bit unguided; I...
Interview With Tyler Native, Shawn Carney, Founder of 40 Days for Life
In July 2004, Shawn Carney sat at a table with three others and prayed for an end to abortion in their town, Bryan-College Station, Texas. The result, however, impacted much more than their local community. Shawn Carney founded the 40 Days for Life prayer campaign,...
The Eucharist: the Real Presence of Jesus and the Greatest Gift of My Catholic Faith
One of the most incredible things about being Catholic is the gift of the Eucharist. Archbishop Fulton Sheen said, “The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white host” – and this is amazingly true! Jesus Christ becomes present to us in a miraculous...Upcoming Events
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Ordination to the Transitional Diaconate
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VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)
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VIRTUS Initial Training Session (English)
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