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July 2024

July 01, 2024

PRS V: The Chaos And Destruction Of The Supreme Court

I was not surprised with the decisions made by the United States Supreme Court last...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

Becoming More Like God

Grace comes to us from God, providing us the means to share in and participate...

June 29, 2024

Peter, Paul And Leadership In The Church

There are two major events in Scripture which show us Christ giving Peter leadership over...

June 27, 2024

Undefiled Religion Resists Oppression

“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit...

June 25, 2024

Personal Reflections And Speculations (*PRS) IV: The CCHD

While it would be wrong to say all Protestants think alike, the popular form of...

June 23, 2024

Agrippina And The Relative Value Of Family

Many expected the Holy Martyr, Agrippina, coming from a rich family, to fulfill her normal...

June 20, 2024

The Apostles Created The Role Of Deacon

When the Christian church was growing in size, the Apostles found it becoming more and...

June 19, 2024

Seeds For Social Change

It is a sad fact that people can often see something happening which they know...

June 17, 2024

Informal Reflections And Speculations III: The Future

I try to read at least an hour every day; sometimes, I am unable to...

June 16, 2024

Slaves To Righteousness?

If we pay attention, Paul warns us against reading what he wrote in an overly-literal...

June 14, 2024

Abraham’s Revelation

We have to look back to pre-history, to Abraham, to see the foundations of modern,...

June 12, 2024

Informal Reflections And Speculations II: Anthony Of Padua

There have been a few events the last few days which I have thought about...

June 11, 2024

What Do We Make Of Ourselves?

We have a role in our own personal creation: we have been given free will,...

June 09, 2024

Freedom Is Good, Even Though It Can Be Abused

Humanity was made for greatness; sadly, we find ourselves far from it. We have gone...

June 07, 2024

Communion, The Eucharist, And The Church

We must be careful and not confuse the external form of the church, the church...

June 05, 2024

Informal Reflections And Speculations: I Introduction

I have been thinking about writing a new kinds of series for my blog, one...

June 04, 2024

Pride Has Us Do Good For The Wrong Reasons

Sometimes we embrace pride thinking it cannot be a serious problem, when it develops or...

June 02, 2024

We Must Follow What Truth Tells Us To Do

It’s not what you know, but what you do which is important. Studying and learning...

May 2024

May 31, 2024

Harmony With All

We have many stories, some more famous than others, in which saints encounter and slay...

May 29, 2024

Religions Should Show Us The Way Of Peace And Reconciliation

We must always be pursuing peace, especially in the midst of war: “ Great is...

May 28, 2024

We Should Never Accept The Notion That “Boys Will Be Boys”

There is a tendency for many to overlook men and their sexual sins, justifying it...

May 26, 2024

God Is At Work In The Saints

Every year, we look to the fruits of Christ’s labor, the saints, those who, having...

May 24, 2024

Great Might Does Not Always Lead To Victory

We are so accustomed to believe that those with great power and might cannot be...

May 21, 2024

Butker Doesn’t Represent Catholicism

It is vital for society not to confuse extreme radicals who use religion as a...

May 20, 2024

Tradition Must Be Open To Reform

Tradition is important for religion, and therefore, for the Christian faith; it helps make sure...

May 19, 2024

Pentecost And The Fall

It is customary to talk about the history of humanity as if there were only...

May 17, 2024

Humanity Sings A New Song

Music plays an important role in human society. It allows us to express ourselves in...

May 15, 2024

St. Pachomius And The Common Good

When speaking of the origins of Christian monasticism, most people think about St. Antony the...

May 14, 2024

Evil Must Not Be Essentialized

Everything God created, God created good. Existence, being created by God, therefore is good, which...

May 12, 2024

Engaging Conciliar Dogmas: Nicea And The Homoousios

While we now take the Nicene Creed, and the other decrees of the Nicene Council,...

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