Many of us adults have experienced a “slump” after we worked to get in shape and/or lose weight, but then after all that hard work we didn’t maintain it. Perhaps we got so busy at work that we started missing our regular trips to the gym or perhaps we started to eat the junk food... Continue Reading →

May is the traditional month of Mary, and Catholic parents would do well this month to make sure their children understand the importance of the “Mother of God.” Most non-Catholic denominations see Mary as simply an innocent, young girl who carried our Lord in her womb like modern day surrogate mothers do and after giving... Continue Reading →

A few generations ago, in an effort to keep competing soda companies from stealing away their customers, Coca-Cola began their most famous marketing campaign with the enduring catchphrase, “It’s the real thing!” The “Coke – It’s the Real Thing” campaign asserted the genuine, original, and authentic qualities of Coke – the original cola invented in the 19th century... Continue Reading →

Last week’s article – “We Don’t Need to Throw a Festival for a ‘Eucharistic Revival’; We Need to Return to Tradition (part 1 of 2)” – explained the enfeebled prospect of the Catholic Church’s upcoming “National Eucharistic Revival” bringing about a nationwide awakening and positive change if aberrations and deviations in how the Body of Christ is... Continue Reading →

The Catholic Church nationwide is in the midst of a “National Eucharistic Revival,” culminating this July in a pilgrimage and a festival-like event which the U.S. bishops claim will “inspire, educate, and unite the faithful in a more intimate relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist.” Whereas a national revival of the importance people place on the... Continue Reading →

I grew up in the 1960s and 70s when a boy’s life after school hours and on weekends consisted of riding bikes around the neighborhood or shooting hoops at the local playground. Playing outside was not only the norm for us in the Baby Boomer generation, but we would ride our bikes blocks (or often... Continue Reading →

Stretching from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, Holy Week is the paramount week in the Church’s entire year, with its final days plus Easter Sunday – aka the Easter/Sacred/Pascal Triduum – amounting to the crowning summit. Amongst this period’s eight days, one particular day is too often treated like "Jan” from the famous TV show “The... Continue Reading →

I've previously argued why CRT, DEI, and BLM are terms you don’t want to see invade your child’s school. (See my previous articles, "Set Aside Race; Don't Highlight It" and "The 3 Letters You Want to Find in Your Child's School Are Not D-E-I; They Are G-O-D.") But what about the latest trendy educational term, SEL,... Continue Reading →

September 14, 2023 If faithful Catholics were asked what is the most pressing issue of the day that they wish the Church hierarchy (Pope, cardinals, bishops) would tackle, the top answers would include the shortage of priestly vocations, or the shocking decline in both Catholics’ belief in the Real Presence and attendance at Mass, or... Continue Reading →