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December 2021

December 02, 2021

Guilt By Association: The Fallacy Used Against Social Justice Movements

Jesus was often criticized because of the various kinds of people he wanted to help....

December 01, 2021

The Poor Victim On The Cross And The Eucharist

The Son of God assumed human nature to become the Son of Man. Paul tells...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

We Are What We Do

Just as God is known through the uncreated energies (that is, the divine activity), revealing...

November 28, 2021

Proper Worship Embraces Love, Not Selfishness

The Sabbath was made for us. The liturgy was established for us. God does not...

November 26, 2021

Killing Is Not Good

Pope St. John Paul II tried to prevent the Iraq War, but President G.W. Bush...

November 24, 2021

Desire

In Buddhism, desire is said to be dangerous because it can leads us to attach...

November 22, 2021

The Ruler And Jesus: A Lesson About The Good

Once, Jesus was called good by someone seeking to flattery him. Not only did Jesus...

November 21, 2021

What We Do Matters

What we do in life is important. The way we live, the way we treat...

November 19, 2021

The Dangers Coming From the 2021 USCCB General Assembly

There is trouble brewing in the Catholic Church in the United States. Priests and bishops...

November 17, 2021

The Church, The Field Hospital For The Sick

The church is full of the spiritually sick and infirm, that is, sinners. As Pope...

November 16, 2021

Tolkien, The Quendi, And Mary: How To Understand Unfallen Beings In A Fallen World

Tolkien, like his friend C.S. Lewis, contemplated the notion of “unfallen” beings living in a...

November 14, 2021

Worthy Of Grace?

When we are filled with grace, we must engage it, cooperate with it, live it...

November 11, 2021

Christ Is With Us In The Poor

When Jesus’ disciples complained about the way he had been anointed by a woman with...

November 09, 2021

The Good Samaritan Of Social Justice

In the Gospels, we read of the way many of the apostles were upset when...

November 08, 2021

Engaging The Common Good Is One Way For Us To Show Our Love For God

St. Thomas Aquinas, understanding that God is the beginning and the end of every particular...

November 07, 2021

Plurality and Unity

Sin divides, and it does so in order to conquer and destroy. It often attaches...

November 04, 2021

Justice, Systematic Racism, Labels, And CRT

Servant of God, Archbishop Hélder Pessoa Câmara OFS, famously said: "When I give food to...

November 03, 2021

Reason, Arguments, And Truth

Faith and reason are both important; the two complement and correct each other, so that...

November 02, 2021

Thirst for Righteousness

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matt....

October 2021

October 31, 2021

We Must Not Despair

Often, despite our pursuit for holiness, we find ourselves succumbing to our various vices; though...

October 28, 2021

Halloween

Traditionally, Christians used the symbolism of night and day to express the difference between the...

October 27, 2021

Listen To The Spirit

When reading or listening to Scripture, we often find ourselves so caught up in various...

October 26, 2021

The Serpent In The Garden And Theosis

Those who engage evil present themselves as good. They embrace elements of the good, elements...

October 24, 2021

Avoid Universalizing Private Devotions And Cultural Traditions

Sometimes, we get so used to our particular traditions of piety we try to universalize...

October 22, 2021

When Dealing With Climate Change, Silence Is Madness

Pope Francis presented to us one of the major problems of the modern age, that...

October 20, 2021

We Must Not Hoard God’s Gifts

We must be careful in the way we deal with and engage God’s bountiful gifts....

October 18, 2021

The Monsters In The Shadows And The Light

It is darkest before the dawn, but once the light shines forth, what has been...

October 17, 2021

Images And Idols

The incarnation has revealed the truth of God to us in a human form, a...

October 14, 2021

Conscience And The COVID19 Vaccine

The COVID19 pandemic continues to threaten the world. What can justly be done to stop...

October 13, 2021

Engage The Spirit

The Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers, some of the most inspirational figures of the monastic...

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