Finding the True Meaning of Christmas
Last week I promised to consider how we could possibly ignore all the bad and sad news and try to make this Christmas as joyous and cheerful as possible. But I realized... Read more.
In the Bleak Midwinter – Defunding Christmas?
The following reflection from contributor Peter Hála offers one perspective on how to respond in our current times of controversy. As befits a magazine in the truly... Read more.
Reformation and the Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the most unique of all Catholic dogmas, not only theologically and historically, but also socially... Read more.
Skeletons and Resurrection Sedlec Ossuary and the Modern Paradox of Death and Immortality
“It is quite impossible for a thinking being to imagine nonbeing, a cessation of thought and life. In this sense everyone carries the proof... Read more.
This Economy Kills
The economy has become an embodiment of all sorts of perplexing modern quandaries. Anxiety at various political, economic, corporate, and religious levels is visibly... Read more.
The Art of Giving and Receiving Gifts
The highlight of Christmas is the Midnight Mass. There is an aura and smell of festivities, the church is beautifully decorated, elegantly dressed people are filled... Read more.