By Peter Darcy God gave the gift of free will to both angels and men in order that the capacity for love would not be coerced but freely offered. No one can deny, however, that free beings of both angelic and human nature have used their freedom to reject God and harm God’s children. How are we to understand such…

By Peter Darcy Soon it will be Ash Wednesday – it’s hard to believe that Lent is here already! In order to derive the maximum spiritual benefit out of this season of preparation, we need a firm intention to live it fruitfully. But we also need to be smart about it. Here are a few tricks of the trade: First,…