The Merry Catholic

This week’s gospel reading is possibly the greatest of Jesus’ many parables: the Prodigal Son. Over the years I’ve written about the parabl...

Back in January, when I returned to work after a week’s vacation in Florida, people bombarded me with questions: “Did you rent jet skis?” “...

As Catholics, we should rejoice that we are members of the only earthly institution that has been given a divine guarantee of success. In M...

A while back I was listening to a Christian radio station in my car, and a statement made by the preacher kind of jumped out at me. He said...

Recently I’ve noticed that I’m becoming less patient. For example, I’ve been driving on Interstate-84 on a daily basis for decades. I’ve pr...

The Bible is very clear that Heaven is wonderful. Scripture says that once people are in Heaven, the Lord “will wipe ever tear from their e...

(This weekend the Gospel reading at Mass is the Transfiguration. Here’s a little essay offering a different take on this momentous event.) ...