Since the coming of Christ there are two forces powerfully at work in the world. Every idea, every spirit, every attitude, every movement comes under one...

There is an Eastern rite prayer we pray at Lauds every morning during Lent. “Lead me on the path of salvation, O Mother of God,...

Sometimes when I’m praying in the solitude of the night, I begin to be afraid. Then I think about the Baby. I don’t think about the...

Nature G.K. Chesterton, in his book, Orthodoxy, has a marvelous chapter called “The Ethics of Elf Land.” In it, he makes the point that the world...

Probably many people have never heard this clear gospel message: everyone (including you, dear reader) is called to be a saint. When is the last time...

There are many obstacles to conversion. One of them is the difficulty of admitting even to ourselves that we may have been sinning or doing...

Silence is a deeper reality than speech. Silence is the earth, words the foliage. Silence is the sea, words the waves on the surface. The goal...