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New Online Course from Sacred Heart Seminary

Gene M. Van Son October 8, AD2023 1 Comment

A new online, self-paced course, “Confronting the Digital Age,” is being offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS).  The course begins on October 15. Unlike

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Altar Girls, Altar Boys, Deacons, and Priests

Gene M. Van Son September 29, AD2023 24 Comments

Where have all the altar boys gone? At the weekend Mass my wife and I regularly attend we have not seen an altar boy for

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An Inclusive Society in Which Many are Excluded

Gene M. Van Son August 22, AD2023 14 Comments

Society must be inclusive.  The dignity and natural rights of everyone must be respected. Most every human being on the planet would probably agree with

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The Catholic Church has NOT Gone ‘Whole Hog’ for Globalism

Gene M. Van Son August 15, AD2023 13 Comments

The headline on a recent article at The Stream was an attention getter.  It read “After Vatican II, the Catholic Church Went Whole Hog for

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The Synod on Synodality Cat is Out of the Bag

Gene M. Van Son June 19, AD2023 12 Comments

It may be fair to say that progressive and dissident Catholics are feeling a bit giddy right now.  They may view the upcoming Synod on

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Re-Interpreting the Bible to Make Homosexuality Okay

Gene M. Van Son May 3, AD2023 17 Comments

Martin Luther thought anyone could read the Bible, interpret it, and understand it teachings. But there’s a YouTube video that proves him wrong. Kristin Saylor

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Some Thoughts on Where ‘Not Bad’ People Might End Up

Gene M. Van Son April 18, AD2023 12 Comments

We often hear people comforting a grieving friend or loved one at a wake or funeral say, “He (or she) is in heaven with Jesus

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Are Human Beings Inherently Good or Bad?

Gene M. Van Son April 4, AD2023 10 Comments

You may have heard the fable about the two wolves that live inside every person.  The story is usually attributed to the Cherokee Indians. The

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The Root Cause of Senseless Acts of Violence

Gene M. Van Son February 22, AD2023 16 Comments

On Monday evening, February 13, 2023, Anthony McRae committed a senseless act of violence.  He shot and killed three students at Michigan State University (Lansing,

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New, Free, Online Lenten Course from SHMS

Gene M. Van Son February 3, AD2023 2 Comments

What do Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Oscar Romero, and Etty Hillesum all have in common? They all had very interesting journeys of conversion. The stories

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Guns Don’t Kill People . . . People Kill People

Gene M. Van Son January 28, AD2023 12 Comments

Three recent mass shooting incidents in California have “gun violence” in the news again.  And most assuredly loud calls for banning guns will also be

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Predestination and How Sanctifying Grace Justifies Us

Gene M. Van Son January 12, AD2023 19 Comments

The idea that we are all predestined to heaven or hell when we die is rather disconcerting.  However, all Christians (and Muslims, too) agree that

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A Simple Change in the Code of Canon Law is Needed

Gene M. Van Son December 30, AD2022 13 Comments

If you are a real thrifty person, you might want to hold on to your 2022 calendar.  This is because the 2022 calendar can be

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Advent, Christmas, and Solving the World’s Problems

Gene M. Van Son December 10, AD2022 8 Comments

Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist? 

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A Reasonable Argument for the Existence of Purgatory

Gene M. Van Son November 23, AD2022 21 Comments

Joe died suddenly and quickly from a heart attack.  He lived alone so no one knew Joe had died until a neighbor found him on

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Free Online SHMS Course Offers a Shortcut to Holiness

Gene M. Van Son October 31, AD2022 3 Comments

Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS), Detroit, is offering a new, free, online, self-paced course for Advent.  It kicks off on November 27, the first Sunday

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Oh Lord, it’s Hard to be Humble, When You’re Perfect in Every Way

Gene M. Van Son October 19, AD2022 3 Comments

In 1980 singer-songwriter Mac Davis released a song titled “It’s Hard to be Humble.”  The title of this article is the first line of the

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The Synod is Aimed at Changing Church Teaching

Gene M. Van Son October 8, AD2022 11 Comments

The real purpose of the 2021-2023 Synod is now very clear.  But it takes some ability to read between the lines for that clarity to

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Jazz Music Masses in Detroit?

Gene M. Van Son September 1, AD2022 10 Comments

Who in their right mind would think a Mass featuring Jazz music is a good idea?  Is this one of the fruits of Vatican II

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The Sign of Peace and the Traditional Latin Mass

Gene M. Van Son August 25, AD2022 16 Comments

It happens at every Novus Ordo Mass following the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer.  The priest says, “Let us offer each other the sign of

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Apologizing for Slavery and Other Misdeeds of our Forebears

Gene M. Van Son August 11, AD2022 5 Comments

Shaming is all the rage these days.  Shame on any white person who refuses to apologize for slavery and other misdeeds of the past. The

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Faith formation, education, course

Wacky Washington – A snapshot of Education in America

Gene M. Van Son July 20, AD2022 7 Comments

It’s never a bad idea to do some research before you vote.  Knowing who you are voting for – what they believe in and what

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