“Every great spiritual tradition in history has understood that prayer, contemplation, the encounter with the transcendent requires the ability to be still, to focus, to resist distraction. And we are living in a civilization that has systematically dismantled that capacity,” the great Dr. Lennox says.

Even if you only met her briefly, you would never forget the encounter with our dear Sr. Mary Thecla Paolini, FSP, who recently passed at 92.

Thank God more and more school boards, individual schools and universities effectively banning cell phone/headphones in classrooms. Why Because Gen Z (born c. 2000-2013), and even more so, Gen Alpha (born c. 2013-2025) can’t read or write, and they don’t want to learn how.

Ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden, we were born to die (Adam and Eve chose death for all their descendants). But because of Jesus’ Sacrifice, because we live A.D., death is no longer the same. The gates of heaven are opened to us (if we want to be with God), and so…”O death, where is your sting?”

I first met Sr. Margaret Joseph when I was a novice. We had many adventures together in our old-truck-camper-converted-into-bookmobile, with the Pauline Family emblem and Ephesians 3:10 emblazoned on the side.

A recent Facebook post about a Christian pastor is rather heartbreaking. The pastor’s son, who had always been a faithful Christian youth, suddenly told his father: “Faith is intellectually dishonest.” He had become an atheist.

On June 12, 2026, after a lengthy hiatus, Steven Spielberg will release his much-anticipated sci-fi movie entitled: “Disclosure Day” about extraterrestrial life making contact with Earth. The teaser shows a meteorologist (Emily Blunt) becoming possessed (yes, possessed) on air, and thus begins the dropping of the old UFO tropes.

The classic Christmas favourite, “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” is truly a slice of history. I’m an advocate of watching (quality) old movies to get a sense of the past and “the way we were.” Are older Hollywood depictions true to life? In some ways, yes. If priests and nuns in BOSM were portrayed in some totally unrealistic, overly idealized fashion, there would have been a contemporaneous outcry of “foul!” There wasn’t.

In theory, the idea of organ donations is laudable. In current practice, it is condemnable. The demand for organs is insatiable and highly profitable. Injured or ailing individuals and families are pressured mercilessly to not allow themselves or their loved ones the time or resources to heal, but to instantly give up and “be a hero” by choosing to donate their organs.

Do you remember the number one fear we had when the Digital Revolution began? I do. When we saw our beloved books, indispensable reference tomes, and vital paper documents migrating to online spaces.