Sin Makes You Stupid — Lent Makes You Smart
COMMENTARY: The Catholic life of repentance, as focused on the season of Lent, provides a path to being smarter and better.
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Writing Our Own Stories: When ‘My Way’ Replaces God’s Way
When self-determination becomes an idol, we risk losing the very meaning of freedom.
The First and Worst Lie
Real happiness isn’t about following your desires — it’s about love and sacrifice.
Murder in the Margins: Cain and Abel on the Ghent Altarpiece
OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Tucked above depictions of Adam and Eve, the haunting images of Cain and Abel in the Ghent Altarpiece underscore the wages of sin and the need for redemption.
Spiritual Eclipse and the Darkness of Sin
COMMENTARY: God’s light never ceases to shine and is far more abundant than the darkness of sin.
Author’s Latest Collection Challenges Readers to Stay at the Foot of the Cross and Suffer With Its Characters
BOOK PICK: A Holy Week review of Katy Carl’s ‘Fragile Objects: Short Stories’
Generational Sin and the Promise of the Magnificat
Mary’s prayer teaches about the operation of Jesus’ grace through generations.
Venial Sins Are Not Menial Sins, But Grace Abounds More in Confession
‘The regular confession of our venial sins helps us form our conscience, fight against evil tendencies, let ourselves be healed by Christ and progress in the life of the Spirit.’ (CCC 1458)
This Sunday, We Consider Hell’s Bitter Motto: ‘It Might Have Been’
SCRIPTURES & ART: Today’s readings remind us that God sometimes gives us opportunities that knock only once.
Sin Is Shiny and Enticing — and Deadlier Than You Realize
“Begone, Satan! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself.” —St. Benedict Medal Inscription
