On the second Sunday of February, the scripture readings will be ostensibly about leprosy and cleanliness. The first reading recounts the protocol established to handle
We live in a busy, noisy world. Until recently, I was one of those people who needed to do many things, filling my day with
As we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick on February 11, we remember how an unschooled, sickly
Does bodily autonomy justify abortion? At first, that may seem like a ridiculous question. Of course it doesn’t. The right to life trumps every other
Off the Shelf 204 – Susan Tassone This week Susan Tassone returns to the show. We discuss her fantastic new book for Lent, Praying with Jesus and
One of the central themes in Christianity is unity. Though there are many denominations and churches, Christians everywhere consider themselves to be in the family
Bas Rutten was basically the small skinny guy in the Charles Atlas comic book advertisement, “The insult that made a man out of Mac.” Bas
The day after the events at Capitol Hill occurred, I received my first email about Lent for this year. Looking at the subject line in
We can speak of becoming Christlike as the process by which believers are conformed to the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ. This likeness is
One of the ways that the Scriptures show their depth is when the Holy Spirit gives different insights in different seasons of our lives. Previously,
A wonderful retreat master, a holy priest, told our retreatants’ group that we all seek two things in this life—joy and love. Lacking in either
Most all of us have read or heard the story of Saul’s conversion from murderous enemy of Christ’s people to legendary evangelist for God (Acts
Is there something wrong with our religious education programs; has doctrine been buried under euphemisms and “feel good’ concepts? Forty years ago, when I taught
What can I say? Susan Tassone has done it again! When it comes to prayer books with purpose, I have found Susan’s various titles to
Ask some people what ‘secularism’ is and the response may be something like ‘oh, that’s just separation of church and state.’ Such a response, however,
“If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.” This quote, credited to American director, writer and comedian Woody Allen, pretty much sums
Over the centuries people have often asked whether philosophy has any place in religion. Sometimes philosophy has been rejected as a distraction. On other occasions
My uncle was on the battleship USS Tennessee in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. My mother and aunt rushed home
Off the Shelf 203 – Scott Hahn This week I welcome back my dear friend Dr. Scott Hahn to the show. We tackle the hot topic
In 1971, the Philosophy and Public Affairs journal published a pro-abortion argument titled “A Defense of Abortion”, commonly called the “violinist argument”, which quickly gained
Mary is in a perfect relationship with the Holy Trinity. She wants to guide us there too. And the angel being come in, said unto
To be bitter or better, that is the question. One would think the choice would be easy to make. However, what does our internal will
