Politics always makes for interesting discussions. As such, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the political goings on in our country became the topic
As is written in Isaiah 58:10: “Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from darkness, and the darkness
In 1974, Professor Sidney Simon, now deceased, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, came up with the acronym IALAC. He even made it into
The following is a lightly edited version of a homily Fr. Dreyer gave on Labor Day a few years ago at the Shrine of the
St. Augustine said: “God created us without us: but he will not save us without us” [CCC 1847]. Yet so many are leaving the Church.
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for September 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation
Dear readers, We have a clear moral and political dichotomy in America and throughout the western world. The political left is replete with politicians who
The infallible exegete can be found in multiple locations throughout the world and lives like a parasite in every host that is willing to provide
By The Unknown Centurion St. Hildegard von Bingen prophesied that in the last age, the Church would be attacked from within by the grey wolf
By: The Unknown Centurion Many have lamented how far and fast our once-Christian culture has fallen into a state of mass irrationality and idolatry, unmoored
I am not a big fan of contemporary “worship” music as a whole, but there are some pieces that appeal to me greatly. One of
This past month, in the men’s group I belong to, we recounted which saint inspired us the most. St. Joseph and St. Michael got top
The Mass, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, when ordered and offered in accord with John the Baptist’s statement, “He [Jesus] must increase and I
The last time I went to Confession, the priest suggested that I read a chapter of the Bible daily. I have done this since then,
Here I am concluding the summer series of reflections on the transcendentals – Beauty, Truth, and Goodness – as they are brought forth and nourished
If they haven’t yet done so, school-age parents need to decide posthaste if this ensuing school year is going to see a change in what
I Was There When Jesus Cleaned the Temple I’ve never seen anything like it Passover was coming, and Jesus decided to visit Jerusalem and the
I have been meeting with a Protestant friend of mine for the past five months at a local diner to discuss the Bible and theology.
Change yourself when you are in spiritual desolation! Move out of the fog of confusion, doubt, restlessness and isolation–change yourself. Don’t reverse or change any
In the year 63 B.C., the Romans conquered the nation of Israel. This conquest fulfilled an important and necessary precondition prophesized in chapter 2 of
The curtain has closed. The applause has long ended. The props are stored, and the last of the costumes are drying on the clothesline in
Some non-Catholics, especially of the Calvinist tradition, believe that a person whom God has justified will do good works automatically, a teaching that is part
