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August 2020

August 16, 2020

Do Not Receive The Talent Of Grace In Vain

“Working together with him,” St. Paul writes, “then, we entreat you not to accept the...

August 14, 2020

The Meaning Of Mary’s Death

The Dormition of Mary, the “going to sleep” or death of Mary, and her subsequent...

August 13, 2020

Willing Like Jesus

St. Maximos the Confessor’s complex theology engages many concerns, from the cosmic significance of Christ’s...

August 11, 2020

After COVID19

COVID19 has shown us the broken nature of contemporary American society.  Not only do many...

August 09, 2020

Moving Mountains

Jesus was greeted by a man whose son suffered from epileptic seizures which often caused...

August 07, 2020

The Scandal Of William Barr

“Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in...

August 05, 2020

Hiroshima And Mt. Thabor

When heading the promises of sin, humans like to empower themselves, not for the sake...

August 04, 2020

St. Maximos, The Will, And Universal Salvation

When St. Maximos was taken to trial, one of the accusations made against him was...

August 02, 2020

Workers With God

God gives us freedom, and with that freedom, we can (and should) choose to work...

July 2020

July 31, 2020

Don’t Spit On My Food

Don’t spit on my food. That seems like a reasonable request, doesn’t it? Clearly, everyone...

July 30, 2020

Greed, Charity, And Reformation

The love of money, avarice, is a root for all evil, for it takes us...

July 28, 2020

Faithless Faith And Ineffective Prayers

For the Christian, faith alone, if that is taken to mean belief alone, is imaginative...

July 26, 2020

The Common Good And The Feeding of the Five Thousand

The feeding of the five thousand (which really, was more than five thousand, because the...

July 24, 2020

COVID19, Trump, And The Pontifical Academy For Life

These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render...

July 23, 2020

If We Do Not Control Our Tongue, Our Devotions Might Be In Vain

The tongue, James says, needs to be kept under control, “If any one thinks he...

July 21, 2020

Idolatry

Sadly, one of the tendencies we have as a species is to take something which...

July 19, 2020

The First Six Ecumenical Councils And The Mystery Of Faith

Who is Jesus Christ? As Christians learned, they might know in their hearts who Jesus...

July 17, 2020

Pope Francis And The Crisis Facing American Catholics Today

Pope Francis is Pope. He continues to lead the church. The faithful need to continue...

July 15, 2020

St. Vladimir the Great And The Parable Of The Leaven

Jesus often spoke in parables, using them to illustrate aspects of his message. They helped...

July 14, 2020

Losing Sight Of God

When we pursue holiness, we are tempted to think of ourselves as being better than...

July 12, 2020

Competition

Competition can be good for us, but only if we use it to make ourselves...

July 09, 2020

That’s Marxist

Catholics have long experienced the charge of being pagans because of the similarity between some...

July 08, 2020

Flattery

"Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did...

July 07, 2020

Ways To Experience The Presence Of Jesus

Bede, in his homilies, reminds us of a few ways we can encounter the presence...

July 05, 2020

Demoniacs

When Jesus encountered two demoniacs, they recognized Jesus and asked him what he was going...

July 02, 2020

Recent Events And The Declaration Of Independence

Pope St.  Paul VI, addressing a group of United States Congressmen in the bi-centennial year...

July 01, 2020

We Must Not Take Pride In Any Apparent Victory Over Sin

When we overcome some temptation, when we are victorious against sin, we must be careful....

June 2020

June 29, 2020

Peter And Paul Show Us The Way

Sts. Peter and Paul, two great Apostles, were both men who, over the course of...

June 28, 2020

Martyrs For Christ

Jesus, before the crucifixion, prayed for the church: When Jesus had spoken these words, he...

June 26, 2020

Religious Liberty Must Not Be Confused With Domination

Religious freedom is fundamental. But, affirming its value, we must not misconstrue what religious liberty...

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