The greatest saints and mystics in Christian tradition marveled in wonder at Christ. They were not the first: Our Lord frequently stunned His Jewish audience.
Sacraments. The word conjures up a sense of the mystical and the transcendent. The etymology of the word sacrament strengthens this sense. The English word
Maybe Pope Francis is just too affable. In the Kevin Costner film “Wyatt Earp,” Wyatt tells Ed Masterson that he is too affable. In Masterson’s
For at least the last half century, the Catholic Church, although charged with boldly proclaiming the Truth to the world, has been suffering from sloth,
Not too long ago, Catholics and non-Catholics alike were scandalized by a one-of-a-kind news story of a Louisiana Catholic priest performing and filming immoral acts
Ding Dong Advent is here and many of us are saying Hallelujah! I have never seen so many Christmas decorations go up outside and inside
Music seems to be in every fiber of my being. I wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night with a melody
Decades ago, I read an insight by Jean Vanier, a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian, “You can be right. You can be dead right and
Words have always held a great fascination for me. Although I do not remember the actual process of learning how to read, I knew from
the lawfulness of the use of these vaccines [derived from cell lines of aborted babies] should not be misinterpreted as a declaration of the lawfulness
Freedom is God’s gift to each of us so that by our own accord we might seek out our Lord and attain our “full and
Off the Shelf 200 – Bishop Joseph E. Strickland I’m celebrating episode 200 in a BIG way with a very special guest this week. Bishop
I was shocked to learn that up to two-thirds of Catholics believe that the Mass is nothing more than a communion service, and what looks
Once again, Advent has rushed to meet me much too soon. For months now we’ve all been saying you just can’t plan ahead for anything
Miracles are all around us: small ones, big ones, ones recognized by the Catholic Church. We only need eyes of faith to see it and
The Vatican’s release of the McCarrick report on November 10, 2020, brought public shock, sadness, blame, finger-pointing, and hope for change in the future. An overview of
In my 2008 book The Philosophy of Human Nature, I raised the question about whether the numerous reports and scientific analyses of near-death experiences (“NDEs”)
On November 10, the Vatican published its “Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick,” the result
Daily choices, thousands a day. many without thought, others with just brief recognition by brain and mind. How many, influenced by the sub-conscience, may have
In my last article, “A Primer on the Book of Revelation”, I explained that the Book of Revelation is divided into three parts based on
In 2020 I will celebrate my second Thanksgiving in Italy. The previous year I was fortunate to be invited to two Thanksgiving dinners in Rome,
Can Bayes’ theorem debunk tales of vampires or books of the Bible, such as the Lucan book of Acts, identifying it as mythology as evidenced
Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is a sin (James 4:17). What Is The Sin Of
“What do you think of Vatican II?” This question was posed to me just recently by my niece. We were on our way back from a
