Everyone knows that if you put in the hard work, rewards will follow. This nugget of truth and wisdom originates from Sacred Scripture. “Make no
Let’s face it, when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine there are those who are for it and those who are against it. No one
Over the last two years, all of us witnessed politicians trying to out-do each other with respect to safety. Keeping everyone safe from a microscopic
Did the Priest Misunderstand You? Did you mumble, fumble, and stumble, as you always seem to do in confession? After all, you don’t really know
Robert A. Heinlein poses an interesting question in his 1966 novel “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.” Heinlein has one of his characters ask “Under
Off the Shelf 238 – Father Jeffrey Kirby Suffering….it’s something nearly all of us have faced at some point in our earthly journeys. Whether that
Road Rage: A Lack of Love They are everywhere. We cannot deny it. Cars are all around our daily life (at least for me, living
The proprietor of a restaurant in Seaside, New Jersey, recently took to flying a “F*** Joe Biden” flag. Apparently, this step was not meant to
How often have you heard someone say “It’s not fair”? Chances are you’ve heard these words uttered or even loudly exclaimed more than once. The
When the Church was born on the first Pentecost day it was as poor as Christ when he was born on the first Christmas day.
Often the term “prophecy” is used to refer to a divinely (or supernaturally) inspired prediction about some future happening. In the Bible, however, the most
A lot of preachers and laity are going around today claiming that Jesus said, or didn’t say certain things. For instance, I have heard atheists
Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS) is offering a new, free, online course entitled “A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward.” The course is set to begin
When we say someone is “seeing red” it’s usually not a good thing. In the Church, however, seeing the color red is actually a wonderful
Most people are very busy. Busy seems to be the norm. Work, kids, house, commute, yard, sports, exercise, cooking, cleaning, the list goes on and
Tolerance. According to Webster, it’s a willingness to accept behaviors and beliefs that may be different from your own. At first glance, that would appear
Off the Shelf 237 – Kennedy Hall If you’re fed up with effeminate males and society’s attempt to diminish the role of males in general then this episode
By Michael Vance One has to wonder what’s wrong with some of our Catholic prelates these days. Instead of trying to save souls they seem
Is the company you work for one of the country’s biggest corporations? If so, does profit sharing factor into its mission? Profit sharing is that
We often pray for God to work miracles in others’ lives, to convert and change their hearts, but we don’t persist in asking God to
I came of age during the cultural changes of the 1960s. Even though my Catholic upbringing had taught me that sex outside of marriage was
Recently at Sunday Mass, the second reading was from 1 Corinthians 13 – the famous “wedding reading.” St. Paul tells us: “If I speak in
The Holy Spirit is proclaimed more by St. Luke than by any other gospel writer. One of his main purposes in writing his gospel and
Most books by Christians about the atheism versus theism debate start with the reasonableness of faith. Popular radio host and author Eric Metaxas starts with
