Lent is a time of fasting. As a Roman Catholic, the tradition is to “give up” something for Lent. Usually, people give up chocolate or coffee. Something they would normally enjoy habitually. This way then they feel the urge to …
When I was researching Gnosticism I came across a list of heresies. One of the heresies that caught my eye is a modern heresy called Santa Muerte. It’s a heresy I have only heard a little about. All I knew was that …
Nothing has improved my spiritual life like praying the Rosary every day. I started doing it on a whim because I thought I should be praying more. At first, it was a challenge and something that I vied as a …
We are living in an ever more pagan world. A world that not only ignores the church but has outright animus to it. As the church loses it’s influence and the world and the world becomes more pagan, there will …
I have always had an affinity for Saint Joseph. He was the father of Jesus and husband to the Virgin Mary. He plays an important role in the early parts of the Gospels around Jesus’s birth. And then he just …
“That’s not how it works, Tracy. Even though there is the whole confession thing, that’s no free pass, because there is a crushing guilt that comes with being a Catholic. Whether things are good or bad or you’re simply… eating …
The Benedict Option is a book written by author Rod Dreher of The American Conservative. The book paints an ominous and bleak picture of what is to come for Christendom in the West. The central premise of the book is …
The Catholic Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they …
I am a devout Catholic Gentleman. Every Sunday I go to Mass. I go to confession. I own several Catechisms. The whole nine yards. But I wasn’t always a devout Catholic Gentleman. I had to become a devout Catholic Gentleman. …