Hope, in reality, is the worst of all evils because it prolongs man’s torment. —Friedrich Nietzsche Both intuition and common wisdom—for we are frequently told to never give up hope—tell us that this statement from Nietzsche is simply wrong. Of course, what Nietzsche especially had in mind was the hope of an afterlife. Disbelieving in [...]
“Your faith has saved you.” Jesus repeatedly shares these comforting words throughout the Gospels. Among many examples, Jesus says this to the sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee (Luke 7:50), to the hemorrhaging woman who touched the fringe of his garment (Matt 9:22), and to a blind beggar near Jericho (Luke 18:42). [...]
The Church, through the wonderful devotion of the Office of the Dead, allows us to both grieve and hope for the ones we’ve lost. St. Braulio, addressing death itself, says: “But your power is broken. Your heinous yoke has been destroyed by the One who sternly threatened you when Hosea cried out, 'O Death! I [...]
2023 Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage Last year, the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph held the first annual Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage, and I had the great privilege of taking part in the event. One month prior to the Rosary Pilgrimage, I had just arrived at the Dominican House of Studies as a [...]