Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”: Humanity Hanging by a Thread

There is a peculiar characteristic about the ice-bound regions of the world that renders them absolutely fantastic, absolutely fascinating, and absolutely forbidding. Hoary mountains, glacial vistas, snowy deserts, solid waters, fluid fires of aurora-borealis, and air that is too cold to breathe all give the distinct impression that men ought not to keep company with…

Hanging On — St. Francis’s view of the World.

In G.K. Chesterton’s hagiography of St. Francis he notes the following: If a man saw the world upside down, with all the trees and towers hanging head downwards as in a pool, one effect would be to emphasise the idea of dependence. There is a Latin and literal connection; for the very word dependence only…

Outside the Walls: February 2, 2015

Featuring Groundhog Day Bill Murray, Jimmy Fallon, & the Transcendence of God Candlemas and the Origins of Groundhog Day An exhortation from St. Sophronius and much more!

Reflections for Lent

Lent is coming up very quick. St. Michael Catholic Radio will be doing something special this Lenten season, in hopes to help everyone grow in prayer and faith while going through these 40 days of suffering. We will be displaying 1 Bible verse everyday for our readers to memorize. It won’t be a tough verse,…

Monk Life Tougher than Prison Life

Criminal serving his sentence with monks pleads to be sent back to prison… because monastery life is too hard Thief David Catalano found living with Capuchin monks at a Santa Maria degli Angeli community in Sicily tough A convicted criminal who was serving out his sentence in a monastery has escaped for the second time…

Don’t Waste Your Lent: 7 Ways to Have a Good Lent

Lent is a season of penance and ascetical warfare. The enemy is concupiscence, the world, and the devil. The goal is pure hearts so that we can joyfully celebrate the resurrection of our Lord at Easter, the greatest feast of the liturgical year. In a way, Lent should be a microcosm of our entire struggle on…

And With a Word

Today’s Gospel reading is a fascinating one, because it tells a long narrative of several smaller stories. Imagine with me if you were one of the disciples encountering such a day. Several years ago, when meditating on this passage, I wrote the following meditation, I share it with you today.

The Devil of Tomorrow

THE DEVIL OF TOMORROW!!! C.S. Lewis in his classic Screw tape Letters, presents Satan in a meeting with three of the chief devils. The purpose of this meeting is to discover the best tactic to win over souls to hell. One devil suggests to  convince the people that Heaven does not exist. Satan shoots down this…

Journey through RCIA

RCIA- The Sacraments of Service: Holy Orders & Matrimony In my life-time, the subjects of marriage and commitment to a cause, especially one akin to Holy Orders have been questioned, degraded, and in general made to look like a type of bondage and “old fashioned”. Even among fellow believers in Christ, it has become a…