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Answering ‘women’s ordination’ with ‘I will serve’

October 30, 2026

Dear Ladies and Gents, the spectre of "women's ordination" is rearing its ugly head once again. Please let this dead horse RIP. Male-only priesthood is permanently settled.

Struggle we might, forgive we must

October 23, 2026

Is there that one person in your life who hurt you so severely or so inhumanely that you “just can’t forgive them”? That’s understandable, but…unforgiveable.

Human agency paramount in AI-driven world

October 2, 2026

President Trump just addressed the United Nations and announced changing the name of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Super Intelligence (SI), because calling it artificial made it sound “fake.”

Make Confession consciousness of your sins

September 26, 2026

Is it hard to go to Confession? For most people, yes, and we may never get over the discomfort. Deal with it.

Crafting the measuring stick of judgment

September 18, 2026

We can know which actions are objectively good or bad, because God has taught us. But we simply do not know the degree of culpability that anyone bears. We don’t have access to their inner life or a God’s eye view.

Women and men share sin’s bodily burden

July 24, 2026

A friend recently asked in effect: “Why are only women designated as ‘virgins’ in the liturgical calendar? Isn’t it an important virtue and value for men as well?”

Receiving Jesus through His most precious blood

July 10, 2026

July is the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Just to say those words: “Most Precious Blood of Jesus” feels so sacred—and it is!

Devoting ourselves to Jesus’ Sacred Heart

June 19, 2026

Thankfully we have a whole month devoted to the Sacred Heart because… is there a more delightful devotion than that to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

Let the Good News wash away the bad news

May 22, 2026

Is the “bad news” cycle getting you down? If it is, you’re not alone. Remember the old expression regarding news media: “If it bleeds, it leads”? Professional fear-mongering has reached some sort of peak lately.

The priesthood’s heart is in spiritual fatherhood

May 8, 2026

I was recently watching the Daily TV Mass when the young Salesian priest from Toronto who was saying the Mass told his amazing vocation story.