“What is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer.” This quote is the first line of Francis Bacon’s essay, Of Truth.
The study group I am a part of began a tour through Dante’s “Divine Comedy” this week. This tour has led me to think about
As my children have gone through school – all in Catholic schools – I often found myself disappointed with the lack of depth in their
“Why is all this complicated theology necessary? Doesn’t it just create things for people to argue about and separate churches from each other? Why isn’t
Often, when a person is suffering, they must endure pain not only from their bereavement, illness, or betrayal, etc but also pain from how others
The exchange between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well found in Jn 4: 4-26 reveals Jesus`s mastery of personal evangelism through conversation. The
Through ordination, priests are called by the Church to care for the Christian Community. A pastor is obligated to preach the scriptures of the Lord
Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it
If Catholics really want to evangelize effectively, they have to meet people where they are. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologiae provides five logical arguments for the
In the Gospel reading for Sept. 8, Jesus tells us that truly following Him requires a series of continuous commitments. But for many, such commitments
Sister Clare is neither a saint nor have any initial beatification steps been taken that I know of, but she represents the potential saint within
Scripture teaches us the difference between despair and hope in the persons and reactions of Judas and Peter. Peter denied even knowing Our Lord three
The one thing worse than a theology that attempts to draw connections between physics and God is a theology that believes it has no need
Christians agree that God is omnipotent and sovereign, meaning that He is able to do all things. The Nicene Creed proclaims faith in “one God,
Teaching Theology is a challenging job (perhaps the most challenging of all the disciplines). During my years, I have become familiar with many of the
“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The famous story of the rich ruler in Luke’s gospel tells us why we give:
This is a commentary on a fine article by Adam Drozdek (Associate Professor of Computer Science at Duquesne University), an article that has great insights
