It should come as no surprise that many fans of Myles Connolly’s bestselling novel Mr. Blue are also fans of the classic film Miracle on 34th Street. Both works of art have strong religious elements, a forthright protagonist, dramatic face-offs with the world, and...
If you open the heavy tome of J. R. R. Tolkien’s collected letters to almost near the end, you’ll find a particularly fascinating epistle. In just a few short pages, Tolkien gives words of encouragement to his son Michael; reminisces about a happy trip to Switzerland;...
As a friend and I were speaking the other day, he pulled out his phone to silence it. I happened to notice the wallpaper on his phone and thought I recognized it. “Hey, is that the Sacred Heart icon that Cardinal Burke commissioned as Bishop of Lacrosse?”...
Facing increasing pressure from demoralized clergy, Pope Francis announced on April 1, 2019, that he would allow emotional support animals in the Sanctuary during Mass. The Motu Proprio, Animalium Viventem, will be binding on the universal Church. Emotional...
About a year ago, a friend went through some complicated medical procedures. They took several months and a fair bit of travel. Ultimately the procedures were frustrating. The doctors finally told him, “We don’t know why it’s happening, and...
