by Steve Molvarec, SJ | Jul 14, 2022 | A Deacon's Diary ~ Approx. 9 mins
This is the fourteenth installment of A Deacon’s Diary. In the thirteenth installment, Steve prepared for his priestly ordination. I. For the third time this year, I was prostrate on the floor of a church. This time, it was a plain, beige, linoleum floor. I was...
by Kevin Karam | Jul 1, 2022 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 6 mins
When I saw “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (DSMM), I was completely taken by the religious symbolism and imagery used in the fim. The placement of certain symbols and their use conveyed a meaning that I can’t believe the screenwriters nor director...
by Tom Elitz, SJ | Jun 16, 2022 | Holidays, Liturgy, Sacraments ~ Approx. 5 mins
The entire purpose of the Christian life is for us to become sons or daughters of God. To say that another way, the whole purpose of the Christian life is for us to become so overwhelmingly loving, so profoundly charitable, that who we are, at our very core, is love....
by Tim Perron, SJ | May 25, 2022 | Catholic 101, Faith & Politics, In the News ~ Approx. 5 mins
A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Vladimir Putin put his country’s nuclear forces on “special alert”. Since then, a flurry of news articles has followed, all raising that pressing and all-important question: Is there a possibility for actual nuclear war? While...
by David Romero, SJ | May 3, 2022 | Catholic 101 ~ Approx. 6 mins
Two common questions I had growing up as a Catholic were: “What is prayer?” and “How do I pray?” Fast-forward to today, when I am an ordained priest. And whether I’m on a retreat, at church after Mass, or really just about any other place (including getting a drink...