Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Being a Priest-Victim for Souls

On June 1, Church Militant published an article titled “Priest With Brain Tumor Requests Prayers From Abp. Fulton Sheen,” about New Orleans priest Fr. Jeffrey Montz. Recebtly diagnosed with a brain tumor, he was asking that people pray for his healing through the intercession of Abp. Sheen in the hope that a miracle would be granted […]

These Feasts Show Us How to Suffer Well

Today is the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross, while tomorrow is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. In today’s episode of The Download, hosts Christine Niles, Alex Karzon and Bradley Eli discuss the history and spirituality of these two liturgical feasts. Seven Sorrows Chaplet

McBride’s ‘Heaven & Earth Grocery Store’ a slow but absorbing challenge

“The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store”:James McBride, Riverhead Books (2023)400 pages, $28 “God, I thank you that I am not like other people,” the Pharisee prayed in Jesus’ parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. This prayer is probably familiar to most people if they’re being honest — making a comparison of one’s situation […]