Why Do We Have To Suffer For Our Faith Today?
Today’s Gospel proposes to us a question: If Jesus died on the cross so that we can be saved, then why do the disciples have to suffer....
Preachers Must Meet The Challenge Of Setting Hearers Hearts On Fire
His lament is just as apropos today. The blame he puts on the loss of Christian virtue comes not because of the people who chose to reject C
Contemplative Prayer
The great reality of prayer depends on how generously we give ourselves to God’s will. One can ask how is my prayer life but you have to ask
We Have Been Called to Be Prophets
Now let us look at another aspect. God reveals to Peter the truth about Jesus. In early days of the Church Christians were called prophets.
The Catholic Scholastic Roots of the Struggle for Independence
Robert Reilly’s new book America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding (Ignatius 2020) reveals a reversal of what many understood about the...
Jesus or Hell Is No Choice
Friday is my day off, so I can drive early in the morning from Boston to Cape Cod without getting caught in the notorious weekend...
Unity with the Trinity
Just before the meltdown, a local professor with a doctorate in psychology who happens to be an atheist told people that churches should not
Is God Speaking Through the Pandemic
I keep seeing the disturbing words that the reason why the corona virus is attacking our world is because of the sin of others. The...
The Prayerful Family
When we see the story of the persecution of Herod in trying to kill Jesus he kills every male child, we understand that this was the evil...
A New Beginning
Today is the First Sunday of Advent, this makes it the First Sunday of the Liturgical Year and also the liturgical cycle. If you did not...
