Public Revelation vs. Private Revelation
After my conversion experience at 17-years-old, I was on fire. I wanted to be Super Catholic and share that passion with everyone, much to the annoyance of many. …
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Feast of Christ the King
Readings for November 24, 2013: Feast of Christ the King From the dawn of civilization, kings have arisen who have dreamed of possessing a world-wide dominion, a universal…
Apocalypse Now!
Readings for November 17, 2013: Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Whenever I lead a trip to the Holy Land, the question inevitably comes, “Will we visit Armageddon?’ This…
Wait Loss for Evangelizers
Timid evangelizers, unite! It’s time to for us to lose wait. Wait is what an evangelizer chooses to do when he really ought to be sharing the Gospel.…
Darwin’s Dead End
I was speaking with a former student recently. Like most people in their first year of college, he has become enamored of new subjects, new ways of thinking. …
Who Needs Church Buildings?
Readings for November 9, 2013: Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome As a rebellious teenager, I thought that Catholics should stop wasting their money…
Will You Open the Door for God’s Offer of Grace?
Readings for November 3, 2013: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Tax collectors have never been popular. But in Roman Palestine, they were particularly hated. It was bad enough…
The Pharisee and the Publican
Readings for October 27, 2013: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Each year, at one of our country’s leading Catholic universities, a professor does a survey with his incoming…
What If…
I am currently conducting a study of the Book of Genesis via the Douay – Rheims Holy Bible with commentary notes by Rev George Leo Haydock. I enjoy…
Make Time for a Psalm-Sized Prayer Snack
Readings for October 20, 2013: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time I’ve often heard people say that they don’t want to trouble God with their petty needs and concerns. …