The Battle for the Soul

To learn more, follow the link, readers. It just might help you reorient and find the way to save (or protect) your most precious possession: your soul!   Christ vs. Satan: Who’s winning in your life? Magnús Sannleikur - published on 03/01/21 Watch Fr. Robert Spitzer, the author of ‘Christ Versus Satan in Our Daily Lives: The …

Reposted: ….And Between the Wasteland & Sky

This is an article I have wanted to repost for a while. It isn't specifically about the craft of writing, but an astute prospective author will doubtless learn a great many things about storytelling in J.D. Cowan's piece on the anime Trigun. Click the link to see what I mean, readers! . . . And …

Music for the Soul

Scanning through the Internet for information can bear strange fruit, readers. In this case it brought a new singer to this author’s attention. This artist is Sarah Kroger, a Catholic singer/songwriter in the Christian music scene, and I wish I had discovered her earlier. Her work is excellent. Below are the six songs Ms. Kroger …

Happy Easter to All!

The visions that various saints and mystics have seen over time are not dogmas – that is, they are not items of faith which the Catholic Church requires her children to believe. Catholics can accept as true or disbelieve in the private visions of the beatified as they wish. It is not necessary for them …

A Meditation for Holy Saturday

​From an ancient anonymous homilist: Holy Saturday What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. …

Good Friday

Take a look at this article on crucifixion, readers: Christ crucifié, Diego Velázquez (détail) © wikimedia commons Asphyxiation: The main cause of death by crucifixion J-P Mauro - published on 07/09/20 A new study of the only known remains of a crucified man paints a different picture of the Roman execution method. In 1968, archaeologist Vassilios Tzaferis excavated …

On Art and Worship

Take a look at this intriguing piece, readers: The True Nature Of Worship Deacon Lawrence "Worship demands sacrifice and the sacrifice He demands will be the sacrifice of our hearts and minds." What gods do we truly worship? What would we give up everything for? Wealth? Fame? Possessions? What would we not give up regardless …

“My Help Is the LORD….”

Learn more about the four nuns living on a small island who escaped the Japanese in World War II, readers: The remarkable story of four stranded nuns, a remote island and a heroic submarine rescue By Ashley Halsey III July 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. EDT By the time World War II ended, more than 60 …

Meditating on Suffering with Wolverine

Check out this great article on Wolverine through the link below, readers. And if you get the chance, look up the episode "Nightcrawler" from the 1990s X-Men: The Animated Series. It is a wonderful installment that every Marvel fan should see at least once! How Wolverine and Wandering Can Lead us to Spiritual Regeneration this Lent …

On the Hunt for Love

Check out this great piece from The Way of Beauty, readers: The Poet And The Hound Of Heaven Francis Thompson was a poet, a mystic, and a devout Catholic. At one point early in his life he began studies to enter the priesthood, but he soon abandoned that effort. At the urging of his father, …