Fr. Scott Haynes Lent does not begin in comfort. It begins in the desert. The ashes are still fresh upon our foreheads. The Alleluia has fallen silent. The Church leads us away from noise and into the wilderness with Christ. On this first Sunday, we stand beside Him in the desert wind, beneath a sky that burns by day and chills by night. Hunger sharpens the senses. Silence grows heavy. The tempter waits. And it is here, in this stark landscape, that we hear the promise: “He h

Noetic prayer is a type of prayer that is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is spiritual prayer or prayer of the heart.

Fr. Scott Haynes Human sexuality is not a private invention of desire nor a mere biological instinct. In the Jewish and Catholic tradition, it is a sacred gift given by God, ordered toward covenantal love, the generation of life, and the building up of the human family. From Eden to the present age, Scripture and Tradition testify that sexuality belongs within a divine order that protects the dignity of the human person and leads the soul toward eternal life. Marriage from th

Fr. Scott A. Haynes “You cannot build a future if you act like the world owes you one.” This hard saying exposes a deep spiritual wound of our age. A sense of entitlement has become endemic. Many assume that fulfillment is a debt the world must pay, that happiness is guaranteed, and that frustration itself is proof of injustice. When these expectations collapse, anger and despair rush in to fill the void. What makes this wound especially dangerous is that it is no longer mere

“Grace makes us lovers of God. Concupiscence makes us weak. But God’s grace strengthens the weak, so that they may love.” (St. Augustine)