Author: WordonFire.org
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The Contagious Enthusiasm of St. Bede
Saint Bede was a member of the Benedictine movement. He was born in the year 673.
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Christ, Hearer of Sins, and the Priests We Pray For
I have always found sacramental confession to be powerful. It keeps me accountable for my sins to God and to another human being.
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Wholesome Books: 5 Suggestions For Imaginative Refreshment
Good wholesome books can offer changes of pace that allow us to gain strength for more weighty tomes and topics.
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Why Students Eat Up The Classical Proofs Of God
Given that disbelief in the existence of God is growing (and happening at a much earlier age), religion teachers should make it their priority to teach them.
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Belonging, Believing, Behaving: The 3 B’s Of Faithful Being
Only when we realize that we belong to our God who created us and loves us can we then come to believe and then see how both belonging and believing shape our behaving.
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Pandemic Exile: By the Rivers of Babylon
Before the pandemic crisis, we often slouched toward Mass with a sense of obligation, endurance, or habit, with little thought as to what it meant to be free to worship.
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Be Like Mike: Jordan’s Work Ethic Can Enrich Your Spiritual Life
Michael Jordan trained harder than anyone, but he realized that if he was going get results, he needed a solid foundation.
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My First Year of Priesthood: Scandals, Viruses, and the Holy Spirit
Being in the boat with Jesus, even if the waters are terrifyingly tempestuous, is better than jumping ship. God is in the boat and I am not a good swimmer.
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Non-Catholic Q&A w/ Bishop Barron
Why do Catholics need to confess their sins to a priest, and not directly to God? Why do priests have to be celibate?
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Why Do We Believe in God?
Do we come to belief in God through personal encounter, or arguments, or both?