This article is the second in a series on the Mass which focuses on the scriptural basis of the Catholic Celebration of the Eucharist, the Breaking
Abraham is the father of all believers. There was a closed cockpit door between God and Abraham behind which God spoke, and Abraham believed, trusted
“Daddy, what’s an abortion?” my seven year old son asked me one day. “An abortion is when a mother kills the child she is carrying
This article is the first in a series on the Mass which focuses on the scriptural basis of the Catholic Celebration of the Eucharist, the Breaking
Discussing theology with our Protestant brothers and sisters is often interesting, but it can also be quite frustrating. For instance, many Protestants, particularly those from
Just about everyone experiences some anxiety from time to time. But today instead of saying we are ‘feeling anxious’ we say we are ‘stressed’ or
Although most of us could not come up with an answer to the question of what God wants us to learn, He has been trying to
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
There is a stone building called “Mary’s House” near the ancient city of Ephesus (modern-day Turkey) on a hillside named “Nightingale”. The house is simple,
Catholics can rightfully wish each other “Happy New Year!” on Sunday, December 2nd, because it is the beginning of a new liturgical year in the
Recently, I have been reflecting upon how we, as Catholics, are called to be pat of the family of God. What would we, as a
An ancient Navajo proverb says, “You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep”. Perhaps this proverb best describes a lukewarm Christian? All
With the Youth Synod recently ended, there’s quite a lot of talk around Catholic circles on how to bring young people into the Church. Or
A lot of people don’t like to talk about death or dying. For many, death is a fearful thing. It’s a morbid subject. As the
These days, it’s difficult to be Catholic. And now more than ever it’s hard to evangelize the Faith. I don’t think anyone will argue this.
Recently, I saw a story on the news about a toddler walking on the roof of a porch wearing only a diaper. He had squeezed
For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly.
Everybody suffers; there is simply no getting around it. Nobody gets through life unscathed. In fact, the universality of suffering is the single greatest argument
To be judgmental in matters involving the sins of others is, in this author’s estimation, comparable to being an armchair quarterback or a backseat driver.
This year, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary once again presented a golden opportunity to reconsider the person of the Ever-Virgin Mary and her
One Friday afternoon I was making a Holy Hour before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. For the first twenty or thirty minutes, I brought
A non-Catholic friend had asked me for a simple explanation of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and the necessity of it. Having recently
Life’s circumstances are full of episodes that allow us to encounter divine Love. Some of these we recognize, but many just pass us by. Suppose
Many people argue that the rescript issued on August 2, which changed Paragraph 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to call the
