Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Psalm 91:1-2,10-15; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13) Remembering What the Lord…
Last summer, I had a conversation on the topic of religious liberty with a dear priest friend who is a…
Why is it that Ash Wednesday and Lent remain relatively popular even in highly secularized times like these? It’s a…
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C Peter. Paul. Isaiah. Frodo Baggins. They have more in common than meets the…
I think we Catholics approach the sacraments from a flawed analysis. We view them as mere “booster shots” for the already holy. So long as we are without mortal sin, we go to the sacraments, get our booster shot of infused grace, and we become holier. While there is certainly this aspect to the sacraments, there needs to be a lot more to the sacraments if we are taking the Biblical, historical, and magisterial evidence seriously.
For many contemporary Catholics, the Second Vatican Council is the most important, if not the only, Church Council in the…
A life of holiness is not something that is relegated to the cloister and the monastery. It is for everyone.…
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138:1-5,7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11) Answering the Call…
Last fall, Pope Benedict XVI announced a special set of indulgences for the Year of Faith, which ends on November…
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C There is a myth that we must lay to rest, once and for…