First Confessions

Today is Pentecost: the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon our Lady and the disciples of Jesus.
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which [...]

Atheists and agnostics should be treated with “deep esteem,” according to the Archbishop of Westminster. His Eminence Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor also called for more understanding between Christians and non-believers, stating that God was both “hidden” and “active” in the lives of all people.
Christians should have deep esteem for all people, regardless of race, sex, [...]

The following is taken from a letter written to the Challenger suggesting how to approach a pro-abortion friend.
With regard to your friend, I would not take her to task on her perspective on abortion.  In other words, do not attack her (or anyone for that matter) over the issue.  However, you should find a [...]

“I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.”
- Revelation 3:15-16
“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter [...]

In 397 A.D., St. Augustine wrote that at the age of eighteen, “I came to Carthage, and all around me in my ears were the activities of impure loves. I was not yet in love, but I loved the idea of love.” (Confessions 3, 51)
When I was eighteen, the same thing happened to me after [...]