Pleasure and the Saint
Ambiguity is the cause of many philosophical errors. One clear example is Aristotle’s claim that all things desire the good. Apart from...
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The Art of Helping
When one reaches a certain age, one becomes increasingly dependent on the help and kindness of others—whether family, friends, or...
Human Demotion, Supernatural Promotion
Deeply grieved by the death of a great and most lovable spiritual leader, Father Benedict Groeschel, we should not forget that he has not...
Subjectivism Opens the Door to Relativism
The older I get, the more dissatisfied I am with the labels that historians of philosophy paste on thinkers’ back. Granted that it greatly..
Have You Forgotten the Sacramentals?
Someone close to me, noticing that I was wearing a scapular, exclaimed with a mixture of pity and contempt, “I did not know that you were...
Classical Catholic Food
If anyone asked me, “What is the book on the spiritual life that you would recommend not only to beginners, but also to people who have...
Joseph's Tears
The one character in the Old Testament that stands out as an unmistakable figure of Christ is Joseph, Jacob's son by his beloved Rachel...
Love and Friendship
There is a type of love which is possible only between man and woman and usually leads to marriage–a relationship characterized by the...
The Eloquence of Silence
There is a Latin proverb worth meditating upon: si tacuises philosophus manssises (if you had remained silent, you would have remained a...
The Saints and Offenses
Alas, rare are those among us that have never been offended by our fellow men. The most fortunate are usually those who are in the...
Mary, Queen of Widows
Mary is the gem of God’s creation. For God made great things in her ("quia fecit in me magna qui potens est"). She has been honored as...
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