In John 3:14-15, Jesus prophesies about Himself saying, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be
“Repent, and believe in the gospel.” It is with these words that Jesus started His public ministry. Every year during the season of Lent, Jesus
Life is a constant struggle and often times it takes us way too long to figure out what the problem is. This holds true with
Is Advent a penitential season? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Well, maybe it ought to be again. The answer you get depends, I suspect,
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
There is a deep and abiding beauty to the journey of Lent that many in our modern era have forgotten. For some, Lent has been
Repentance, in my opinion, is something we do not hear enough of. In sacred scripture we read of the great heroes of faith constantly turning
The year was 1220, the place was Egypt, shortly after the siege of Damietta. A small nondescript looking man stood before the Sultan arrayed in
… [T]he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would
Do you suffer from disturbing or obsessive thoughts? If so, relief is available. It will be in an uphill battle, but with perseverance and the
In the Jewish literary tradition, repeating a thing three times is a form of grave emphasis. Such is the case with Luke 15. There are
I’m angry. I’m disgusted. And I don’t like being played for a sucker. The Requirements I Must Meet As a Catholic school teacher, I’ve been
If I had to pick one thing I don’t love about being Catholic, the proof for the existence of Hell would be one of the
On Yom Kippur, the ritual trial reaches its conclusion. The people finally drop all their defenses and excuses and throw themselves on the mercy
To be sure, morally or otherwise, no one is good in the sense of perfect. We are usually only good in a relative sense. We
Most Christians know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale but I wonder how many recall just how and why it came about.
Pope Francis recently called for all Christians to give an apology to various people we have offended or marginalized in our lives. Hearing this request,
Someone showed me a video online a few weeks ago and I have not been able to get the scene out of my mind. It
As the year ends, I always recall my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr, whose feast day falls on December 29. His story
