Is it within the purview of men to form judgments? And, if so, what conditions must be met, that these judgments be deemed just? St.
Please click here to read Why Purgatory Is Necessary – Part 1. Heart and Soul Good and evil desires come from the soul. Jesus says,
Catholics and non-Catholics alike commonly ask if Purgatory exists and, if so, if it is even necessary. Often, they discuss it without knowing what Purgatory
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
Do you or your parish actively practice the virtue of justice? Do you have a justice surplus or deficit? How do you gauge this? These
How often it is that teachers learn as much from the lesson as the students do? Preparing for RCIA class last month, I read over
The Christian duty to provide for the poor and the needy is conditioned only by our own capabilities. Whether the poor person “deserves” to be
These days, everybody wants their rights. In fact, everyone seems obsessed with getting what is rightfully theirs. This admittedly natural and understandable desire pops up
Does God forgive deathbed converts? Of course. This shouldn’t even be a head-scratcher. However, some people don’t take kindly to the notion that God might
Let’s face it, when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine there are those who are for it and those who are against it. No one
It is just to give God what belongs to God. However, I owe God everything because everything belongs to God. It is only just and
The problem of free will has—you’ll pardon the expression—bedeviled philosophers and theologians for centuries. If God foreknows our actions and choices, then in what sense
You may have seen this going around on social media: Al Qaeda & ISIS just issued a statement saying their end goal is to end
Like every other social issue before it or concurrent with it, the COVID-19 Crisis calls us to practice justice. Unless we understand justice, we will
When we look around there seems to be great unrest everywhere in the world. This unrest manifests itself in sadness, emptiness, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, lawlessness, disorderliness,
If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.
In Part I, we discussed a common misunderstanding of suffering among many Catholics. We looked at a specific type of suffering involving persecution. Now let’s
Humility is considered by St Augustine to be the foundation of all other virtues – the trait that lays the groundwork on our journey toward
Early on in the pontificate of Pope Francis, during an interview, when asked who he was Pope Francis responded with the statement “I am a
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Good Just Lives Our life is morally good or righteous if it
As a cradle Catholic, I spent every Sunday morning in church, every Wednesday night in Faith Formation Classes and then as I got older, every
Last November 8, as the citizens of the United States of America were making a beeline to choose their next president, we, here in the
