… [Jesus] took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his
The Gospel of John recounts a clandestine meeting, under the cover of darkness, between Jesus and a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee named Nicodemus.
This Lent I have set myself the goal of daily Mass attendance. So far I have missed it twice, but not because of my
Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. “I will go in unto the Altar of God, to God, Who giveth joy to my
At the risk of stereotyping, most Christian pop music tends to be upbeat. There is a fair bit of exuberance and praise. My experience is
I hate John Lennon’s song “Imagine.” The song begins, “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try, no hell below us, above us only
I wrote this article as a warning to all of us know the Catholic faith is true and right. To those who know the teachings
I think I am not the only one who has attended performances of Handel’s Messiah around Christmas or Easter, and experienced chills going up and
Growing up, I remember Christmas being such a magical time of year. As soon as Thanksgiving was over, the Christmas decorations came out, the tree
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
Occasionally a book makes it’s way to me that gives me pause. A book that looks at the faith in a manner that addresses the
Whether Pope Francis is guilty or innocent of a coverup on behalf of a criminal clergy, it is a grave injustice to the victims of those
So many of our Protestant brothers and sisters just don’t get it: Mary + The Holy Spirit = Jesus. When they see Catholics giving so
Everywhere we turn it seems that the Church is in turmoil or some sort of disagreement. Both celebrated and emphasized by the news media, this
Does God care if we sin? How does He look at and treat sinful human beings? I started to think and pray about that, pondering
There are so many angry, frustrated people on Facebook spewing their volatile rage these days that I try to avoid using it. But earlier this
Of the approximately 107 Billion human beings that have lived and died on planet Earth, Jesus Christ was by far the most outstanding, the most
“Out in the street, you don’t survive by being weak. This is our time, walls were made for us to climb. Don’t you try to lock
Some 242 years ago Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America was born. We declared our freedom from the
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” (Isaiah 43:1b, RSV-CE) When my son Adam was a
Among the many wonders of spring are the light of day that grows longer and the warmth of the sun that beckons the flowers to
In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus tells His disciples that He did not come to bring peace but, rather, the sword (Mt. 10:34). He tells the apostles
