Radical Catholicism
Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Mathew 28:19 What good is…
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John Henry Cardinal Newman, Writer
A complex, highly gifted man who wrote volumes of works, John Henry Newman is the evangelist of today’s post. John Henry, born in 1801, at the height…
Behold the Lamb of God
Readings for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The Protestant Church is all about the Bible; the Catholic Church is all about the Sacraments. Right? Not exactly. When…
Post-truth
Oxford dictionaries named “post-truth” their word of the year. It is defined as “relating or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion…
Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, Jan 8, the Feast of the Epiphany Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of Jerusalem. Hotel…
Are You Making an Effort?
When I was a child, Christmas meant decorations inside the house and lights strung outside on the eaves and bushes, gifts under the tree, and Midnight Mass. The…
Mary, Mother of God
Readings for Sunday, Jan 1 the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years…
The Holy Family
Readings for the Feast of the Holy Family The Passion of the Christ was the most intense movie I’ve ever seen. But there was a moment of comic…
The 10 Commandments in the Modern World Part 4 – Honor Your Mother and Father
With the general breakdown of the family, this commandment can be harder and harder to follow. What does it mean to honor your parents? It of course means…
The Christmas Story’s Best Supporting Actor
Readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent, December 18, 2016 In the drama of the incarnation, Jesus is, of course, the star. That’s the way it is at…