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…
God’s Subversive Kingdom
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…
Overcoming One’s Past
It is said our lives consist of where we have come from, who we are right now, and where we are going. For many of us, where we have come from can be very dominant in our minds. Sometimes it…
Laws of Man, Laws of God
I am sometimes asked the question, “Is it a sin to break the law?” The general answer is yes, but there is an important exception. Civil laws are the ones enacted by the legitimate authorities of our land. As Christians,…
The Unity of Man and Woman in Genesis
In the second chapter of Genesis, we hear about how God created the woman out of the man. One of the most important points to grasp from this story is how men and women are made to be equal in…