Recently I was speaking with a priest and said something that has stayed with me. He said, “Priests are trained to go to the school of the cross.” He said that it is a constant learning experience for priests to…
Heaven Begins on Earth
“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” For some reason that line from Billy Joel’s song “Only the Good Die Young” kept coming to my head. And it kept coming back to me because I can’t…
Is Christianity Credible?
One of the challenges that non-Christians face when they consider Christianity is that the claims of Christianity sound pretty wild. Christianity tells of God becoming a human being, Jesus, who does many unusual things, including turning water into wine, healing…
The Holy Spirit Brings Us Peace
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul Klatu, Barata, Nikto Yub nub, eee chop yub nub Ah toe meet toe peechee keene G’noop dock fling oh ah Okay, just so we are clear, you are…
Entering the Desert of Lent
Did you know that up to half of all teachers quit teaching within the first 10 years of their career? It has one of the highest exit rates of any profession. And there I was early in my teaching career…
God Loves People. We should too.
I’ve written before about how the love of people and the love of God are closely related, and so by loving people, we are loving God. But there’s another, maybe simpler reason to love people: God loves them, and he…
Practicing the Presence of God in the Eucharist
When I was in grade school, once a month we would gathering around the Blessed Sacrament in adoration. And when we would go there for our holy hour, my grade-school self would tell you: I was so bored. I would…
The Cappadocian Settlement and the Trinity
Today’s article is going to take a bit of a deeper dive into Church history and theology. Particularly, we are going to look a the Cappadocians and their influence on our theology of Trinity. When people refer to the Cappadocians,…
Understanding Providence
God continually provides for our needs, but most of the time he does so anonymously: this is called providence. We can take providence for granted, thinking that it is just good luck. But we are Christians: we know better. In…
Real Life in Christ
“Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” John 17:3 Throughout the Gospels, Jesus speaks about bringing life. But this is no ordinary life: it is…