Heart… While still in seminary I heard a story about Warner Sallman, the painter of the famous Jesus portrait. Fr. William, who gave the...

Head… Dear Dr. Peterson, I am a Catholic priest and have followed you for some time, watching many of your YouTube videos and reading...

Head… Internationally, America is known as the land of hamburgers, French fries, hot dogs, potato chips, and fast food. We have all...

Head… Our secular society has a big problem… it is deeply afraid. ‘Afraid of what?’ you may ask. Secularists - those who act as if there...

Heart… The English philosopher David Hume declared that humility, among other monkish virtues, serves ‘to no manner or purpose.’[i] The...

Head… Introduction The following is an e-mail sent to Dave Rubin regarding his book, titled, ‘Don’t Burn this Book.’ Dave directs his...

Heart... Something special is happening with St. Joseph. I have recently encountered numerous people developing a great devotion to him –...

Head… Cultural Marxists have left no stone unturned and declared most American institutions and traditions to be racist, sexist or...

Head… In the face of recent political developments, our skepticism about the electoral system, government, the media, and social media...

Heart… Recently someone recommended that I read ‘The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry’ by John Mark Comer. As expected, the book observes...

Heart… In 1621 William Bradford’s pilgrims at Plymouth together with native Americans celebrated the first of what we have come to know...

Heart… These are uneasy times. The political and social tension in our country seems to be reaching new heights. Riots and violence in...

Head... How do we know when God is speaking with us? How do we discern his voice? As with any dialogue, there is someone who speaks and...

Heart... [From the funeral homily of Frank Pierce – September 4, 2020 – printed with permission of the family. After the homily is a...

Head… As a priest, I frequently am asked for advice, and I willingly give it. At times, I give it even when not asked. Not surprisingly,...

Heart… St. John Paul II had already been bishop in Cracow for some years and in a non-stop struggle with the Polish Communist regime to...

Heart… The Allied troops occupied Post-World War II Austria. American, British and French troops were in the western part of Austria, and...

Head... With all the upheaval and suffering caused by the Coronavirus, whether illness or death, economic hardship or emotional strain,...

Heart… There are now two weeks of the Coronavirus behind us, with apparently four more weeks of quarantine on the horizon. Our first...

Heart… This Lent is the most unique I have seen in my lifetime. Apart from our usual Lenten practices, the Corona Virus quarantine has...

Head… As a Catholic in today’s world, it can be easy to get discouraged or even angry. It seems that society is getting further and...

Heart… [from a wedding homily] What word, what image can reflect the vocation of marriage and family? Many words relate to the vocation,...

Head... There is something profoundly human about a story; it is something that we as Catholics must rediscover. A story has power.

Heart... The other morning I was in the McDonald’s drive-through to get breakfast. It was a two-lane drive-through, and sure enough, my...

Review… Sue Ellen Browder. Subverted – How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement. San Francisco: Ignatius Press,...

Head… I have frequently seen church signs, advertisements or bumper stickers that say something to the effect of, ‘we accept everyone...

Heart… I just finished vacationing with the priests and brother from my local community, five of us in total. It was our ‘family’...

Head... ‘God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her and guide her, Through the night with the light from above’ [Irving...

Heart… I did my novitiate in Germany. We were a small community totaling about 25 people including novices, religious, priests and two...

For the head… While still in seminary, I went on a ski camp for boys, ages 11 to 13. It was my second ski camp, and my skiing talent was...

Heart… ‘When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to...

Heart… Yesterday Paris, France and the world watched in shock and sadness as flames engulfed the 14th Century Gothic Cathedral known as...

For the Head… I read an article by a professor who taught introductory religious studies. He would give his students a religious...

For the Heart… I was in the hospital lying flat on my back in my pajamas on the exam table, with the nurse clutching her clipboard...

For the Heart… The color red, countless hearts, Cupid and his bow, candy and roses all indicate that the day dedicated to those in love...

For the Head… Dear Greta, I read your article ‘Why should atheists have to show respect for religion?’[i] [here]. [Warning to reader:...

For the Head: Does it matter what religion you are? Imagine an enormous mountain. Its base has a vast circumference and its peak is...

For the Heart: Tom was surprised to find himself at the flea market, not merely as a potential customer, but with a booth of his own. He...

For the Head... [2nd in a 2 part series]. [link to part 1] In the previous post, we have seen that faith is ‘to hold something for true...

For the Head: [1st in a 2 part series] Is Faith Irrational? Is faith a mere ‘stab in the dark?’ Is it simply shutting off our...

For the Heart… I was meeting a young man at the Starbucks on campus. As I went to pay for my chilled Vanilla Frappuccino in cash, I came...

RECOMMENDED Book Review Vogt, Brandon. Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church. Winter Springs, Florida: Nouminous Books, 2015....

For the Head… ‘My practice as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel or devil...

For the Heart… In the movie Hacksaw Ridge [spoiler alert] Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who was pacifist and refused to use a...

RECOMMENDED Book Review Jennifer Fulwiler. Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It. San...

FOR THE HEART: I never thought that a pickle jar could have changed my life. I was eleven years old. I had been raised Catholic, but...

FOR THE HEAD: Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think… [Arthur...

FOR THE HEART: Everybody knows at least one. Mine was Tante Elsa. ‘Tante’ means ‘aunt’ in German. Technically, she was my mother’s aunt,...