What is the relationship of grammar to the truth? People hate the truth for the sake of whatever it is they love in place of
Off the Shelf 151 – Paul Thigpen This week I welcome back my friend Paul Thigpen. We discuss a book that quite frankly scared the
Jansen Bagwell, head of the discipleship/deliverance ministry under the authority of our parish Priests, experienced a tragedy recently. It is one of those tragedies or traumas
[Feynman] “Do you know calculus?” [Wouk]”I admitted that I didn’t.” [Feynman]”You had better learn it…It’s the language God talks.” —Herman Wouk, conversation with Richard Feynman
To all my friends and loyal readers, At 88 years of age, it is with much joy and sadness that I offer you my farewell
A recent Wall Street Journal article surveyed the causes of the growing number of “Nones” (people who self-identify as having no particular religious beliefs of
Greater Love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. —John 15:13 CALIFORNIA FIRES AND THE FIREFIGHTERS’ CROSS As
Say the words “afterlife” and “fire”, and I’d bet that ninety-nine out of a hundred will automatically think, “Hell”. But why? Consider the vision of
Yesterday our family went to a friend’s house for the afternoon. Since the weather was pleasant, we went for a hike on the surrounding farmland
Memento Mori. Remember your death. These may not be words we want to hear, but there are words we need to understand. They are also
Chick-fil-A became an overnight sensation for its family-pleasing menu and friendly staff. Christians also continue to appreciate their policy of closing on Sundays. According to
When you think of “the strong, silent type” of hero, does St. Joseph come to mind, or do you think of a classic western movie
Is Faith just another group bias? We seem to be trying to eliminate bias, which favors group identity, and to embrace diversity to an ever
Christ’s Passion is the Mass in its entirety. It is the source and summit of the Catholic faith. My perspective on the concept of worship
Abortion has become America’s mortal sin. Since January 22, 1973, the issue of taking the life of a human being in his or her mother’s
Off the Shelf 151 – Noelle Mering Home. When you say the word what thoughts spring to mind? In Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in
Driving home from Mass on Sunday mornings I would sit and listen to my parents’ conversation. If they were talking about something I wasn’t particularly
A MOST IMPORTANT UNANSWERED QUESTION Here’s a question that science has asked and not yet definitively answered: “How did life on earth begin some 3.6
In our family, the 6th of December is a magical day. Shoes set out in anticipation the night before are found laden with joy in
In 1968, an ecologist named Garrett Hardin wrote an article for Science magazine titled “The Tragedy of the Commons.” A utilitarian and Malthusian, Hardin argued
Surveys over the past several years have noted a gradual decline in individuals belonging to organized religion and conversely an increase in the numbers of
The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick
