Catholic Church

By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - God made us for Labor, Leisure and Love... It’s all too common for us to think of our work as either the thing that gives us our identity, or something to be avoided at all cost, or some unhealthy combination of those two misleading ...

By Kyle Harper, First Things - Epictetus was the sort of figure that only the Roman Empire could have produced. He was born in the Phrygian hills of Anatolia in the middle of the first century. Enslaved and brought to the capital, he served in the household of the freedman Epaphroditos. Epaphroditos, in turn, was in the direct employ of the emperors.

By John Zmirak is a Senior Editor of The Stream - Some of the biggest enemies of Christian churches and morality have their own set of “issues.” The folks behind some of the nastiest public attacks on the Catholic church? They are nose-deep in the current explosion of sex-abuse accusations.

By James L. Papandrea, Catholic Exchange - any of us can use our free will to choose good or evil. We can embrace the light or choose to be selfish, seek personal power, and embrace the dark side. We all have the potential to go either way… The dark side is very tempting, because it promises power over others. This is, in fact, the real evil behind the Galactic Empire… that is, the curtailing of people’s freedom.