October 12, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
“Prison meditations on providence” by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. While awaiting a sham trial and certain execution for high treason, Thomas More prayed and wrote. Henry VIII had declared himself head of the Church of England, and the Catholic More,...
September 29, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Discerning the will of God” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. One of the most laudable questions I receive is about how to discern God’s will. A decision is easy to make when the choice is between something right and something wrong. But a decision can...
September 20, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
“Technology’s trap and our humanity” by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. I reached a new low recently when I felt an overwhelming and irresistible itch to catch up on emails mere minutes after my first check of the day, which happened mere minutes after I...
September 4, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Spiritual direction from God” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. Someone left copies of “Abandonment to Divine Providence” by Jean-Pierre de Caussade in the monastery one day. The edition is a paperback from Dynamic Catholic, a company that tries to make...
August 22, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
“The graced adventure of simplicity” by Fr. Thomas for Texas Catholic. The future is not simply an adventure; it’s the adventure, according to the Latin roots ad, “to, toward” and ventura, “what will come.” While many students eagerly anticipate the start...
July 14, 2022 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Read this book on racial reconciliation” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. For a while, I have been studying the topic of race in American and Catholic history. It is a difficult topic for obvious reasons, but it is also a rewarding one. In fact, I have...
