The task of the Inquisition is to determine the truth of allegations of hypocrisy of the member of a voluntary association. The target is the
Jesus was a son. His mother was Mary. At the annunciation, the angel Gabriel announced that she was chosen to bear into the world the long-awaited and
I cannot presume to understand the relationship between a woman and her mother. To her, the word “Mother” represents both her origin and her destiny.
I’ll never forget my gallbladder. We lived together and ate together and ultimately did everything together. I went nowhere without him. It wasn’t until I
Since the advent of social media, the problem of adultery has become worse. Sexual acts need not take place for adultery to be present. Internet
In many dioceses in the United States, we\’re getting right into the thick of Confirmation season, and as there tends to be a lot of
\”You are looking into that school?\” Many of my parents\’ friends looked at me with narrowed eyes. \”Every student has to take 20 credits of
“Quit forcing your religion on me! Your Pope might think that a fertilized egg is alive, that it’s human, but that’s your opinion. I believe in
As we’ve learned, Pope Francis is not one for detailed expositions of philosophical principles. He makes his points using simple one-liners and neologisms, expressions like,
This is the fifth in a six-part series on Humanae Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s profound and heroic 1968 encyclical. The series’ introduction is here. The
I’ve been hesitant to weigh in on the intelligent design debate because so much is already written, and I’m still forming an opinion. The body
Efforts at living an upright, godly life and following the rules don’t always make life easy. We will inevitably encounter those who don’t appreciate compliance
With Lent just past and the mix of pain and joy which that time serves us, I am reminded of a discussion I have
It is my delight each year to not only assist during the RCIA classes and get to know the people making the journey into the
\”We all want progress, but if you\’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that
This is a continuation of my rebuttal to the article “10 Beliefs Christians Have that Really Mess Us Up.” You can read Part I here.
I call the new movement of God Presence Evangelism, because it is quiet, subtle and entirely grassroots. The stars have fallen. The big names have grown old. Society is
Facebook promotes a very odd concept of \’knowing\’ someone, and it has led to the further warping of our sense of friendship. My experience, like
Did you happen to catch the recent Newsweek article titled “Is the Internet Making Us Crazy?” Just in case you didn’t, here’s a small excerpt: The first
As the Extraordinary Form of the Mass progressed the priest started to intone the Gospel. He spoke in Latin, reading from the Gospel situated on
Facebook brings us many people talking about and linking to many things, not all of them just, kind, or beautiful. Today, my feed had lots
The following actually happened during one of my lectures. I said, “Neuroscience does not deal with the person; it is concerned strictly with the human
