In Fulton J. Sheen’s magnificent work Life of Christ, he compares the attitude of Peter to that of Judas following their denials of Jesus at the beginning of His Passion: “Peter was now filled with repentance, as Judas in a…

“One of the Pharisees invited him to a meal; so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at table. And there was then a sinful woman in the city, who, hearing that he was at table in…

“You have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” — St. Augustine of Hippo These words of the great saint call to mind the very word of God, as revealed to us through…

If there was one thing I was sure to botch earlier in my spiritual journey, it was the manner in which I  gave something up for Lent. I would always give up something I really loved, such as cheese —…