Challenges
Don't Have Any Friends?
We often use the term “friend” loosely, introducing casual acquaintances as “My friends Lucy and John.” But what is friendshi...
Saying Goodbye, Starting Over, and Transitioning
Change is always hard. Transitions in life are difficult. Goodbyes are never easy. Endings are rarely joyful. But today, Fr. Mi...
If You're Tired of Needing God
Sometimes life brings us down. Difficult situations cause us to become discouraged. This is natural (and inevitable). But there...
The Pain beneath the Cross
As Catholics, we are not thin-skinned when we encounter and personally experience pain. We are taught about the redemptive qual...
A Vow of Stability: A Call to Commitment in an Age of Choice
Recently, while traveling for business, I was tired after a long day and so began scrolling through the channels on the hotel t...
Let's Play Theodicy: Another Run at the Problem of Evil
I promised a while back to talk about the sufferings of innocent people who are not capable of making sense of their own suffer...
Is “Gay” Just Another Adjective? - Chastity
February 20, 2015 – Daniel Mattson In the current debate about the wisdom of the proposals being made by those who call themse...
Is Annulment Just a "Catholic Divorce"?
“I don’t understand the concept of an annulment. It seems like it is just a term for ‘Catholic divorce.’” I am very glad th...
Divorced Catholics and Catholic Annulment - My Story of Isolation
Divorced Catholics? Feeling isolated? The Catholic church can't understand you? Thinking of leaving the Catholic church? A divo...