The power of witness
In my undergraduate ministry classes, we heard a common theme. The line was repeated over and over again in every class from all our professors. I even heard a rumor that someone had embroidered it onto a pillow as …
Rules for the sake of Rules, or Law for the sake of Love?
“Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a …
Bodily love: A personal affair
Human Love in the Divine Plan
This is the first of a series of posts outlining Pope St. John Paul II’s thought on the human person and love, human embodiment and sexuality, as found detailed first in Love and Responsibility, …
Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday, and the mystery of God’s love
I’ve been intentionally celibate since entering the seminary more than a quarter century ago, so it has been quite a while since I’ve given much thought to Valentine’s Day. But even priests are paying attention to it this year, given …
Original Personhood: Identity & Theology of the Body
This week I changed login information for one of my many online applications. In one section, I could select a new update.
Male. Female. I prefer not to say.
How do you identify? “Identity politics” has gotten a lot of play across the red-blue …
A word of welcome from Cardinal Dolan
One example of the great wisdom of our Catholic faith is the recognition that sometimes things that seem opposed really go together – it is not either/or, but both/and. Bishop Robert Barron, my friend and brother bishop from Los …
