Happy Advent! We are now in that blessed season where we prepare for Christmas. Some you have already trimmed the tree and started your Christmas shopping. Everywhere you go, you are bombarded by the constant sound of Christmas music (probably…
As Christians, we want to follow Jesus and be faithful to him: it is what is right. But as human beings, we all know that good intentions aren’t always enough to do the right thing. Doing what is right is…
Several hundred years ago, Martin Luther led a revolt that today we call the Protestant Reformation. There are several areas of contention to be found between Luther and the Catholic Church. Sadly, Luther made some very astute points about corruption…
I was teaching the story of Sodom and Gammorah in class last week. For those unfamiliar, two angels who look like men go to the house of Lot in the city of Sodom to see if there are at least…
In October 2024, Pope Francis released an encyclical letter, Dilexit Nos, on the heart of Jesus. It is a good letter, full of wisdom and well worth reading. One of the things from that letter that particularly struck me is…
“I can earn my way to heaven.” This statement may not be something that any of us would say out loud. And yet, I bet that if I did a little questioning, I would find this assumption laying underneath my…