A reader asks, “Since Jesus once and for all, by his death and resurrection, totally atoned and redeemed us from all sin — Adam’s and future sins — why were we not immediately restored to the state of life of the Garden
Assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on two feasts in the month of September: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14 and the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15. Looking at the state of the world, she writes:
After recently being diagnosed with breast cancer, Sherry Antonetti writes about the reality of redemptive suffering and how it can be a means of evangelization. She writes: “Suffering may allow me to beat it, or it may not. While the outcome is
As we begin the Easter season, in his latest column, Dr. Gregory Popcak explores how we can meditate upon Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection to help us shape the response to the suffering in our own lives. He writes: “A Christian’s ability
Joe Heschmeyer explores redemptive suffering. Suffering exists, and there’s no getting around it, and no escaping from it. But suffering doesn’t have to be pointless. Because God is good, we know that he will only permit suffering if he can draw some
Adam A. J. DeVille writes, “Our time in this pandemic has presented us with even more opportunities to love and serve people who are suffering in so many ways. The one key lesson I have learned this year is that serving someone
Michael O’Rourke, founder of StrongCatholicDad.com, writes to those struggling with the holiday season and who might have anxiety about contentious family gatherings. He writes: “If you are struggling with the holidays, that is a sign of predilection that God has much in
Kathryn Jean Lopez shares a recent experience she had when being hospitalized for severe migraines. She writes: “I think I crossed a threshold when I found myself on a hospital gurney gripping a rosary, unable to pray the words. From the depths
A reader asks Monsignor Charles Pope: “In a recent religion lesson in my second-grade classroom, we were talking about Jesus dying on the cross for our sins, and one student raised his hand and said that he knew why Jesus died —
Twenty-twenty has been a never-ending storm that can fray even the calmest of nerves. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic and racial tensions throughout the country, the upcoming presidential election continues to divide the country even further, and Tropical Storm Laura is