Did Our Lord Have a Sense of Humor?
This question popped into my head one day. I can’t tell you why, it just did. I saved this question for Father P. because he
This question popped into my head one day. I can’t tell you why, it just did. I saved this question for Father P. because he
I am tired of hearing the phrase, they have a right. I hear this said on television, radio, or among people in everyday life about
After these many years, I finally can say I have something in common with Arnold Horshack. I feel like I must raise my hand high,
Especially during these past few intense months of our presidential election, we in America have been shown how much society has turned substantially away from
The death, anguish, and destruction caused by the recent upsurge (measured in decades) in savage violence in the name of Islam has caused us to
On False Prophets in Politics This election year, more than others, has brought back memories of behaviors reminiscent of my high school years. Young teens,
I looked around at the people near us. I only noticed the adults. I knew my mother, father, and my mother’s sister, but the others
Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not
My usual big yawn during election years has this time around turned to into eager attention. What will the orange-haired rich guy with the personality of
The first several chapters of the post-synodal exhortation Amoris Laetitia (On Love in the Family) from Pope Francis show a remarkable understanding of the human
During a casual conversation a friend of mine asked me, “How come histocompatibility is not better known among Catholics?” Histo what? I asked. He answered,
As we in the United States suffer through another national election cycle in this odd year, the antics displayed by those who ask for our
The subjects we chose during telephone conversations with relatives and friends tend to change over time. If you or they have lived a relatively long
We are indeed a peculiar lot. We evolve and change, push and pull, vote then cheer or sulk. Often the powerful just invent some feature
“You know that your grandfather always loved the language of his heritage?” My mother gave me this suggestion as I was wondering out loud which foreign
“…we shall lose a large portion of that wonderful and incomparable, artistic and spiritual reality, Gregorian chant. We indeed have reason for sadness and perhaps
First, a little background. When we look back to our country’s founding, we take pride in the reasons for its formation; a “bad king” and
Stories of the human experience can be on a gigantic scale encompassing large populations. They can be about great dramas of the past or heartbreaking
The popular atheist blogger, Hemant Mehta, ponders change with the question, “What happens when atheists are no longer a minority?” He mentions the human need
“So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpets, they raised a great shout,
[This article is Part 2 in a series. You can read Part 1 here.] In order to justify denying state government the right to decide
Instead of a bended knee, will the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) present a stiff middle finger to Our Father who art in Heaven