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May 2025

May 08, 2025

Food And Christ: The Intuition Of A Vegetarian

I’m a vegetarian. While I often tell people the reason why I became vegetarian was...

May 07, 2025

Finding Meaning In Temporal Existence

The spiritual life, and with it, the spiritual needs of different people, is not “one...

May 05, 2025

How Trump Distorts True Religious Liberty

While a part of me, having watched various Christians and Catholics demonstrate ignorance of basic...

May 04, 2025

Honoring The Testimony Of Women

Women had an extremely important place in Christ’s ministry. Like St. Photina, the Samaritan woman...

May 02, 2025

Understanding Our Passions Helps Us To Forgive Others

When we pray the Our Father, we pray for mercy, to have our sins forgiven;...

April 2025

April 30, 2025

How Legalism Undermines The Spirit Of Christian Morality

Morality is important for the Christian faith. Christians should seek after and engage the greatest...

April 29, 2025

The Next Pope: Expectations And Challenges Ahead

Looking back to when Pope Francis was first introduced to the world, I remember how...

April 27, 2025

Thomas And The Risen Christ: An Invitation For All

The first Sunday after Pascha reminds us that Christ’s resurrection from the dead is not...

April 24, 2025

God’s Hands: Understanding Divine Symbolism

One ancient heresy which was common among those who read Scripture very simply, very literally,...

April 22, 2025

Honoring Creation: A Call To Respect The Divine Artwork

We are not to worship creation, but the Creator. This does not mean we are...

April 21, 2025

The Catholic Church After The Death Of Pope Francis

I woke up to hear the news which everyone will be hearing today: Pope Francis...

April 20, 2025

Christ’s Resurrection: A Universal Invitation To Redemption

Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Every year, it is the Byzantine tradition to...

April 17, 2025

The Eucharist: Bridging Symbolism And Reality

Too many people have an overly-physical conception of the eucharist, and because of it, they...

April 16, 2025

The Distortion Of The Good: Unraveling The Essence Of Evil

Intrinsic evil is a term which is often misunderstood as indicating something is essentially (and...

April 14, 2025

Holy Week: Personal Struggles And Spiritual Insights

In the Byzantine tradition, Lent is over. Holy Week is a time all unto its...

April 13, 2025

Testing To See If We Truly Are Following Christ As King

It’s easy to shout, Jesus, or Christ, is king. It is another thing to live...

April 11, 2025

Knowledge As A Gift: Using It For The Common Good

Paul explained that there are three theological virtues, those of faith, hope and love, with...

April 09, 2025

The Paradox Of Humanity: Finite Beings With Infinite Desires

We are created beings, which means, we have a beginning and possibly, an end. We...

April 07, 2025

World Markets Are Falling, And Christians Hold Some Blame

The world markets are in free-fall. Trump, with his tariffs, does not care how many...

April 06, 2025

Learning About Holiness From St. Mary of Egypt

It is way too easy to judge and condemn others. We can see, for example,...

April 04, 2025

Empathy And Justice In The Christian Journey

Empathy. Sympathy. Compassion. Kindness. Tolerance. Meekness. Humility. All of these qualities are those which should...

April 02, 2025

Salvation And Justice: What Connects The Two

I often have Christians telling me that I am dealing with insignificant issues when I...

April 01, 2025

Overcoming Environmental Indifference: A Christian Challenge

Climate change is upon us, and has been upon us for a long time. We...

March 2025

March 30, 2025

What Jacob’s Ladder Teaches Us About Lent

Jacob's Ladder And Christ Scripture tells a story of Jacob having a dream in which...

March 28, 2025

Proper Denial Of The World

Sin corrupts and destroys that which is good, which is why, when we sin, we...

March 26, 2025

God’s Justice: A Warning Against Exploiting the Vulnerable

Throughout Scripture, and especially in the works of the prophets, we are told that God...

March 24, 2025

Why Are So Many Christians Silent About Injustice?

I Wish We Didn’t Need To Talk About Politics Either I know many people do...

March 23, 2025

Understanding the Cross: Its Call To Selflessness And Love

The cross it the way of salvation. It is both the means which Jesus embraced...

March 20, 2025

The Interplay of Kataphatic And Apophatic Theology

God is both transcendent and immanent, transcending all things and yet found in and able...

March 18, 2025

Why Are Catholic Bishops Like Bishop Barron Silent?

I am concerned about the relative silence the United States Catholic Bishops concerning all the...

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