by John Clark | Because we sometimes consider the relationship between holiness and happiness to be contradictory, we condition ourselves to think that holiness is something that happens afterward...

By John Clark | Let’s begin with what Christians and Atheists can perhaps agree on — the subject of happiness. First, man desires happiness...

by John Clark | As we Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, here are Catholics statements on these inalienable...

by John Clark | Being homeschooled before Seton started graduation ceremonies, I ‘graduated’ only once; May of 1992 on Christendom College campus.

by John Clark | Back in the day, some of the personal details of celebrities were reported, but never in the minute detail that they now.

by John Clark | Almost two centuries ago in France, a little boy named Louis Martin felt drawn to a religious vocation as he grew up.

by John Clark | As I look back on my columns, I realize that I have been numbering things too much.

by John Clark | History may remember it as one of the strongest papal statements regarding the rights of parents in education...

By John and Athanasius Clark After he had taken his last college exam of the year, my son Athan (Athanasius) mentioned to me that he wanted to create a summer ...

by John Clark | When I was growing up, reading various lists of the “smartest people in the world,” I sometimes found my faith tested. Atheist intelligence...

by John Clark | Today, May 2, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Athanasius. His story is not well-enough known today,

by John Clark | Most nights, I wind up watching an old show, 'The Twilight Zone'. It’s one that my brothers and I used to watch every weeknight...

by John Clark | There are always 'difficult' students. Because of that fact, Lisa and I have discovered that we need nine different methods of teaching for our nine children.

by John Clark | It is often wondered why today is called “Good Friday.” It seems contradictory to call the events of Good Friday good. The thief, Dismas...

by John Clark | There is something that I am in interesting in digesting: food. And that brings me to my favorite publication—the supermarket circular.

by John Clark | Men in history are often remembered for things like winning a battle, governing a country, composing a symphony, writing a masterpiece, or inventing a life-changing device. Today, the Church honors a man who did none of these.

A friend of mine recently asked for a quote to remind her of the love of God. Her request was an expression of the profound need in every human: to ...

by John Clark | As I write this column in mid-February, I am winter-sick. (Note to reader: Before some of you write in, complaining that “winter-sick” is not a word, I already know that.

by John Clark | This is the last in a three-part series on the Lenten duties of almsgiving, fasting, and prayer. As a way of finishing off these 15 strategies for Lent, I submit these ideas about prayer.

This is the second in a three-part series on the Lenten practices of almsgiving, fasting, and prayer. When it comes to the three-fold Lenten calling of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting, ...