The matter of grace is a real puzzle. There is obviously tension between the freedom of man and the providence…
Monthly Archives: November, 2011
Thomas Joseph Dudley, USMC died in Afghanistan during combat on July 7, 2011. He was 29 years old, married, and…
Theodore Roosevelt’s great image of politics as a kaleidoscope hardly captures the present pandemonium over Herman Cain’s alleged sexual misdeeds.…
In the prayer known as the Confiteor (which begins, “I confess to almighty God…”), the new translation cultivates a more…
Chapter 8 Was Mary Rebuked by Jesus? Those who read the Holy Scriptures without any knowledge of biblical languages, sometimes…
Coach Jerry Sandusky, the now notorious pedophile, and his boss, coach Joe Paterno, have some Catholic background. Paterno played football…
De Profundis Every Sacrament I could… Immersed my soul In graces good. Every penance That I uttered In fear and…
Although Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been embraced by some as an ideal presidential candidate for mainstream social conservatives, he…
Liberals are nervous. They should be. As the 2012 election grows closer a soft rumble builds throughout thousands of Evangelical…
I’ve long been confused by the story of Martha and Mary from Luke 10:38-42. It reads: As Jesus and his…