by Wade Berry | Oct 24, 2017 | Carroll Community
Sometimes, I just don’t understand American Catholics. It is clear that many of them care deeply about their church, but it is also clear that many of them are determined to shape it to suit their own tastes. They demonstrate this desire by consistently disregarding...
by Stephen Suffron | Aug 31, 2017 | Ministry, Scripture, Theology
When I was fourteen years old, there was really nothing that mattered more to me than a chance to play baseball. It was my first year that I was actually playing well. I batted fourth on my team and, on this particular afternoon, I was thinking about how I was going...
by Wade Berry | Aug 1, 2017 | Scripture, Theology
All my life, I have heard people say that you will never regret doing the right thing. But is that really true? Does everyone look back on the good decisions that they have made with unmingled satisfaction? Or do we sometimes wish that things could have been...
by Wade Berry | Jun 20, 2017 | Ministry, Theology
Pain That Lasts Chronic emotional distress is different than anything else we face as humans. Whether it is caused by the loss of a job, the breakup of a marriage, the onset of a disease, or the death of a dream, it presents unique emotional and spiritual challenges...
by Wade Berry | Apr 11, 2017 | Scripture, Theology
The women went out and fled from the tomb, for they were trembling and confused. They did not say anything to anyone, for they were afraid. Mark 16:8 Triumphant Epic or Human Tragedy? From our perspective, the resurrection can feel like one of those grand epics...