Coco and the Communion of Saints
With its film Coco, Pixar opens up the world of pre-colonial Mexican belief in the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Miguel, the main character, longs to be a …
The Hunger Games: A Survival Guide
“When the gong sounds, get the hell out of there. You’re neither of you up to the blood bath at the Cornucopia. Just clear out, put as much distance as …
#FightTheNewDrug
When you’re walking by and see this: … you can’t just look away and pretend nothing happened. It might be the vibrant red that hits you in the face or …
Pragmatism, AA, and an Unlikely Helper
Br Joseph Ory “Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.” (Gaudete in Domino I) Chilling words, not because the …
Conflict Resolution & Social Media
Br Joseph Ory, LC What I learned as a kid from my mom: if you get in a fight with your brother or sister, you should both say you’re sorry, …
Blind Love
.Br Patrick O’Loughlin, LC Black Mist Night Breath Word Light. Sweat Sword Dusk Sea Dawn Staff Waves Free. Born Blind Wash Sight Save Me. Unbidden those words came …
Death and the Númenóreans: Is This Life All There Is?
In Tolkien’s world of Arda, elves are the elder children of Ilúvatar, also known as the One. Elves receive the gift of immortality and their spirits will remain with the …
Many to One
I guess this is a common spiritual experience for many of us: we already know that only one thing, One Person, matters, but then we have to actually live it… …
Angels among Us…
by Ryan Carlin, LC Ed Sheeran’s song “A Team” tells the story of a young lady who has gotten caught in a drug addiction which has subsequently driven her …
Is Our Culture Hopeless?
One of the most common phrases I hear is “today’s culture is falling apart.” With economic crises, countries with problematic governments, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing their countries in the …
The Sacred Heart for Me
This image above is a few of the ideas that I came up with for what the Sacred Heart means to me. The following is the explanation that I would …
Does this World Need God?
There is a beautiful tradition in Italy in which a priest visits every household in his parish. They call it la benedizione (Italian for blessing). They pray a little prayer …
I Do Pity Him: Finding the Crux of “The Lord of the Rings”
This article was originally published in In-Formarse, May 2016. It goes along well with the Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy! At the center of a good story lies a key action …
Humanity with God Against Evil
“Thus I will rend with my teeth and nails the eternal pain that stings my heart.” With these stirring words, Gaetano Cellini engraves his powerful sculpture Humanity Against Evil. Here …
The Wood
Kevin O’Byrne, LC in light the Wood was made which with the fallen fruit was fraught the water ceased and to the Wood both wood and bow were brought …
Rediscovering Love
We all have a sense that love is meant to be beautiful, splendid, amazing, but how often our expectations are let down. The fact is that love is frequently a …
A Higher Calling, A Wider Scope: Romance in J.R.R. Tolkien
Among the tales of sorrow and of ruin that come down to us from the darkness of those days there are yet some in which amid weeping there is joy …
The Holy Doors: A Pilgrim’s Cheatsheet
In honor of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, I would like to share with you some reflections on the Holy Doors at St Peter’s Basilica. Since each scenes on the …
Beauty in Tragedy: Where It Comes From, Where It Leads
If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart Absent thee from felicity awhile, And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain, To tell my story. …
Basada en una historia real
El cine se ha convertido en la actualidad en un arte dominante. Un elemento de gran importancia para la elección de una buena película es si ésta está basada en …
Marble-ous Calling
St Peter’s Basilica is a treasure trove of amazing things, but an interesting artifact tops many of the lists of must-sees: a 6 six foot wide circular slab of marble, …
My Prison of Freedom
Hi world. So, my name is Alex. I’ve was in prison for 24 years. I can’t say the name of the place because it’s top secret information but I was …
Toying with War…
by Matthew Floro Although I never was allowed to have a toy gun of my own, toy soldiers cluttered my room, and my feet would hurt from stepping on them. …
Beauty: Art and Nature II
Continuing our thoughts on beauty in art and in nature, I’d like to share with you a second parable: A father had two sons, both about five or six years …
Beauty: Art and Nature
When we ask if art could possibly be more beautiful than nature, our tendency is to at once deny it. Isn’t creation much more important and beautiful than anything man …
Disputa; sciencia et sapientia
por Lázaro García El título original está tomado del comentario francés de Maritain. La ciencia es un enigma. Comte y su lirismo pretenden explicar el mundo a través del enfoque …