Are we the “wicked tenants” Jesus speaks of in Mark 12? Who, me? How could that be? I’m a good person. I try to live
The announcement in our parish bulletin last spring seemed innocuous enough. A program entitled Transgender Homosexual Awareness (T.H.AW.) was being held to give parishioners
It’s amazing how much Christian imagery can be found in society today if we look hard enough. Many modern movies and songs indirectly portray the
I’m Guilty And You May Be Too I’m guilty and I bet you are too. I put people in baskets. It seems to be innate
Actions produce consequences which produce new worlds, and they’re all different. Where the bodies are buried in the desert, that is a certain world, where
Ever since sin came into the world with the Fall of Adam and Eve, human beings have experienced an emptiness. Because of this emptiness, the
In a previous essay, I recognized St. Thomas the Apostle and his feast day July 3rd. Last month had another saint’s feast day that has
Darren Aronofsky’s film mother! starts out well enough, making masterful use of its setting and cinematography and centring on stellar performances from Jennifer Lawrence as
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
Being diagnosed with cancer is always a dreaded event. There are many fears: will it be terminal? How much suffering will be endured? What painful
As Roger Scruton says, “Sex is either consecration or desecration, with no neutral territory in between.” That’s essentially the thesis of Terrence Malick’s recent trilogy
While staying in a remote rural hermitage in western Ireland, there happened to be one day and night that was totally clear — a rare
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” Five Man Electric
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has a host of artistic problems, but its most profound failures are of moral understanding. Whereas the original novels
The subtle, evil coercion of lies I was told, and expected to believe as true, from the women’s movement over our reproductive rights came to
Have you ever encountered someone who feels the Catholic Church is all about guilt? They ask: “Why do I have to go to Mass every
When I was a boy, going to Confession was a regular part of my Catholic school experience. I remember standing in line with the other
Objectively speaking, there is little chance of success if someone attempts bench press 300 lbs and has never lifted weights. There is also little chance
Ever since my wife and I moved into our current home I have had an ongoing battle with the shrubbery. There are times when honestly
So I went to Confession last Saturday (March 25). I don’t go to Confession nearly often enough. I go so infrequently that I have an
Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon… So don’t listen to him. Remember that – do not listen. -William Peter Blatty,
The Rich Man and Lazarus Pope Francis, in his 2017 Lenten Message, speaks of the Parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus. The rich man
