Baptism is a big deal in the Christian life, and for good reason. The Catechism states that baptism “is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments,” (CCC 1213). This is pretty profound in its own right, and it really sets the tone for the significance of bapt...

The loss of a sense of interiority ranks among the most crippling illnesses of the present age. To an alarming degree, many are losing the capacity to recognize the complex system of thoughts, desires, subconscious influences, fears, emotions, unspoken motivations, and preconceptions that underlies their thoughts, actions, and perceptions of the wo...