by John Clark | Don’t mid-life crises usually involve buying a Corvette or Grecian Formula? Who has a mid-life crisis about the priesthood?

As I finish out my blog posts of 2014, let me just say thanks to all of you who have read and contributed to the success of this blog. I ...

by John Clark | 1) Baseball is a game that is designed for warm, sunny weather... 5) Baseball is more hopeful than football.

by John Clark | Pope Francis is one of the most mistranslated people in the history of the world.

This year, Lisa and I attended two weddings. Two of my nieces kicked off the Clark wedding cycle that—considering the gaggle of nieces and nephews—is likely to last for many ...

I have written a few serious columns lately, and as my faithful readers (OK, “reader,” singular) know, I am not a very serious person. So I thought it might be ...

With the commotion surrounding the synod in Rome, the topic of Catholic dogma has risen to the fore. While this ensues, it is worth remembering that dogma is not the ...

by John Clark | Many Catholics in America are aware that sacrilegious “black masses” happen across the country. This rise in satanism is prompting a fascinating response...

by John Clark | After hearing that his teacher regarded him as a dunce, the little boy’s mother decided to pull him out of school. Then...

by John Clark | Why does the horse laugh at fear? Why is he so excited to go into battle? The answer is simple: because the horse loves his master, and he knows his master loves Him.

by John Clark | Has anyone else noticed that coffee has become the financial “fall guy” lately? We live in an age of bailouts, zombie banks, troubled assets, and more troubled liabilities, yet coffee is often pointed to as the real financial problem.

by John Clark | 1) Common Core is about testing. Homeschooling is about learning. 2) Common Core...

by John Clark | A short reflection about a few of the ways that she shaped, and continues to shape, our notion of poverty and how we can help the poor.

by John Clark | I knew that depression was common, but it seems to be more widespread than I thought, and often so well-hidden.

by John Clark | "What do you mean we haven’t been on a date in a while? We went to Holy Hour just last night!”

by John Clark | I was recently preparing some photos for printing and came across a software program that corrects imperfections. Commonly referred to as airbrushing, this is all the rage.

by John Clark | There is a saying that has been attributed to Aristotle; “If you want to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.”

For those of you about forty-years-old or older, you can probably remember a time when there was neither internet nor cable.  There was no TV recording capability: if you wanted ...

by John Clark | I was struck by the fact that they all looked so happy. When I met them and smiled, the joy of their smiles dwarfed mine.

by John Clark| I occasionally admit to certain things that I probably shouldn’t... I had never committed to a Holy Hour. Of course, I have spent time in adoration...