Catholic Husband

Fasting is a key feature, and one of the least popular aspects, of Lent. We usually consider it to be related to food, but its ability to shape us is much deeper. To fast is to willingly skip something that is good. I can fast from meat, and I can fast from music. I can fast from three big meals or I can fast from napping. Choosing to give up something that is essentially goo...

This year, Benedict is taking his first philosophy class. Called Virtuous Manhood, it is a study of what it means to be a man in the context of self, family, and society. Pausing to think deeply about a subject is uncommon, even though for centuries the words of Socrates have warned us: “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

The trouble with virtue is that...

Life is a marathon that is held in far from ideal conditions. Every runner trains hoping for the perfect weather, temperature, humidity, and dew point. The weather, health, and course all impact how grueling race day will be, and with so many factors, getting them to all line up is unrealistic. The course will be uneven with potholes, the weather will change over the duration...

The breakthroughs in science and technology that we experience today are a direct result of the breakthroughs of yesterday. Our body of research grows in scope and understanding with each successive career, and when a new researcher enters into a lab, they do so with a big head start. It would be difficult to make any forward progress if every scientific fact had to be resear...

God is all-knowing and all-powerful, but it would be a contradiction for Him to impose His will upon us. God is Love, and love is a gift of the self that must be accepted and received as that gift. In those times and moments when we choose something else, when we say no to God’s offer of love and friendship, we place a block in our relationship that prevents His love and grac...