No need to mess with the classics:

Tony Woodlief had a wonderful reflection in the Wall Street Journal a few days back on Chesterton, Santa Claus and why believing in the “deeper magic” is necessary for Christian faith: I suspect that fairy tales and Santa Claus do prepare us to embrace the ultimate Fairy Tale, the one Lewis believed was ingrained in [...]

There are worse ways to mark the passing of Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ, than by taking to heart these words from an unpublished interview by John Allen: I began by explaining the gist of my project, which is to identify the most important forces shaping the future of the Catholic church over the next 100 [...]

A few months back, while going through some materials around the office, I came across a series of small books by a certain Fr. F.H. Drinkwater containing stories illustrating certain points in the Abbreviated Catechism of the Diocese of Birmingham (England). The stories themselves are charming and, on occasion, I may reprint one here (as [...]

Over on his regular blog Fr. Daren has a brief explanation of the “O Antiphons” which begin today and run until Christmas. (I’ll also second “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” as my favorite Advent hymn.)

Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a day of reflection with other employees of my diocese. The day was led by Sr. Renita Brummer, OSF, from the Chiara Center here in Springfield. The theme of Sr. Renita’s reflections was “pregnancy” and its relationship to the mystery of the Incarnation. Mary, in becoming the [...]

This is too fun not to share: The Paschal Mystery Machine is owned by the Diocese of Green Bay Wisconsin. Fellow seminarian, Quinn Mann often showcases this vehicle on camping expeditions with a group called Catholic Youth Expeditions. He and his group use this unique vehicle to help promote the Gospel as well as evangelize [...]