On Wednesday, May 7th, the cardinals of the Catholic Church will gather for the conclave to choose our next pope. So what exactly happens? The cardinals, those in charge of Church government, will be the ones to vote. Only cardinals…
The Conclave – What Happens Now?
Is the News good for us?
As Christians, we need faith, love and hope to live. Faith gives us the assurance that we are not alone, that God is there and that he makes all the difference. Love tells us that God genuinely cares about us,…
Pope Francis and the Life of Faith
Like many of you, I awoke this morning to the news that Pope Francis has gone to our Heavenly Father. My heart is very heavy at this loss, as I am sure is the case for all who feel the…
God’s Subversive Kingdom
Jesus came and preached the Kingdom of God. I don’t think that we truly appreciate how utterly radical this Kingdom is. The word that is used in the Gospels for Kingdom is “Basileia.” The “Basileia” of God was very different…
What Astrophotography can tell us about Jesus
Since my childhood, I’ve loved high resolution photographs of deep-sky nebula, those luminescent clouds of dust and gas in space of which such beautiful photographs can be taken, given enough time and patience and the right equipment. These can be…
The Catholic Understanding of the Person
Human beings are said to be made in the Image and Likeness of God. We are different than the beasts in that we have reason and free will, which also gives us the ability to love. God infuses this image…
Jesus and the Temptation in The Desert
We have now started the Holy Season of Lent. This past Sunday, we heard from the Gospel of Luke about Jesus being tempted by Satan three times in the desert. As will all of the Gospel stories, there is so…
Go all in!
The coming of Jesus is the most important and the most wonderful thing that has ever happened in human history. How does a human being respond to a thing like that? Consider: God becomes human (Jesus) to show his love…
Converting The Modern Roman Empire
Many Christians look at the modern world with despair. The old Christian culture has faded into the background and a new secular one is on the ascendancy. People embrace the wonders of technology along with the horrors of hedonism. And…
Jubilee Year 2025
This is the Year of Jubilee! The Jubilee is an ancient tradition from the times of the Old Testament. It was a special time that occurred once every 50 years. During a Jubilee, all land was returned to its ancestral…