Bound in Love

Man and Wife, Claimed by Christ, Bound in Love, Stumbling toward Heaven

Renewal

  • CEO and NGO Catholics

    Faithful Catholics have long derided what are known as CEO Catholics: Christmas and Easter Only. It is easy to conclude one is not really a Catholic if one only comes to Mass twice a year, when everybody goes to whatever church they belong to, if only to be seen going to church or because it… Continue reading

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  • The McCarrick Effect

    Some time ago, a bishop on Twitter tried to put me in my place by reminding me he had been a priest and bishop for more than 30 years. Instead of making a real argument, he chose the common social media debate strategy of intimidation and rebuke. This particular priest and bishop is a good… Continue reading

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  • Letter from a Suffering Church

    Bishop Robert Barron just wrote a short book, Letter to a Suffering Church, in which he confesses the sins of the clergy and shows this is a regular pattern in church history. He encourages us to stay and fight for holiness in the Church and its clergy. As a permanent deacon, I am a member… Continue reading