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June 2020

June 28, 2020

Catholic Church: How The Church Is A Little Like Tetherball

I will begin today’s post by comparing the structure of the Catholic Church to a...

June 24, 2020

Adoptionism And Docetism: A Look At Two Early Church Heresies

When we think of the early days of Christianity, there is a tendency to think...

June 11, 2020

Christ And Resurrection: It Really Happened And Was Not An Altered State

Every Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Christ. It is the foundation of our faith,...

June 02, 2020

The Cross: Pick It Up Daily And Follow Christ

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself...

June 01, 2020

Holy Spirit: Fill Our Hearts, Fill Us With Hope, and Change Us

Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

Voices of Hope: 15 Quotes From Saints To Inspire

Voices Of Hope It has been a rough start to 2020. Bad news is all...

May 12, 2020

Biblical Evidence For The Eucharist

Biblical Passages Some claim that the doctrine of the Eucharist is not found in scripture,...

May 06, 2020

To Evangelize is the Goal…Here are a few Simple Steps

In the Gospels we see many instances in which our Lord commands His disciples to...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

Early Christianity, Catholicism, and St. Irenaeus

Before entering the Catholic church, I had a lot of misconceptions about what Catholicism was....

April 28, 2020

Suffering and Growth in Holiness

Depending on the kind of suffering involved it is hard to see the light that...

April 22, 2020

Aquinas, Christology, and the Love of the Incarnation

Thomas Aquinas is known as one of the greatest thinkers in the history of the...

April 10, 2020

Messiah in the Psalms and Good Friday

The Psalms have been read and sung since the days of antiquity. When we read...

April 08, 2020

Easter and the Resurrection

Easter is arguably the greatest time of the liturgical year. Though Christmas it wonderful, Easter...

April 03, 2020

Show Your Priest Some Love

No matter the time of year, life is a constantly busy time for adults, but...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

Selfishness is not the way of the Christian Life

Selfishness Is Not The Way We are living in unprecedented times. Never in my lifetime...

March 22, 2020

Basics of Ecclesiology: The Four Marks Of The Church

Basics Of Ecclesiology The study of Ecclesiology is interesting in that it raises a dichotomy...

March 20, 2020

Actual Grace, Holiness, and the Beautific Vision

Actual Grace And Scripture Jesus loves us and wants us in Heaven with him. To...

March 16, 2020

Wedding Supper Of The Lamb: More To Mass Than We Realize

Sometimes we can do things so often that we inadvertently go through the motions. This...

March 10, 2020

Jesus Did Make The Claim That He Was God

Did Jesus Claim to be God? It is a question that is asked very often...

March 06, 2020

Aquinas and the Relation Between the Father and the Son

When it comes to the concept of relations there is some clarification that must first...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

3 Practical Steps You Can Take to Grow Closer to The Lord This Lent

We are full swing into the year and Lent is now here. Time has flown...

February 24, 2020

Artwork And Literature Helps Spread the Message Of Christ

Before my entrance into the Catholic Church very little thought was given to how the...

February 23, 2020

Human Freedom And The Salvific Work Of Christ

Within the course of salvation history there have been many questions about the work of...

February 22, 2020

The Link Between Lent And Confession

On February 26 we celebrate Ash Wednesday. That great day marks the beginning for the...

February 19, 2020

The Great Commission: We Are All Called To Evangelize

The Great Commission In the last several posts we have seen how the discipleship theme...

February 17, 2020

Jesus Told Matthew To Follow, But Are We Following?

Jesus Calls And Matthew Follows Perhaps one of the most powerful stories of discipleship in...

February 15, 2020

What Does Jesus Mean By Telling Us To Love Our Enemies?

Jesus gives a very clear example of what it means to be the light of...

February 09, 2020

Discipleship, Holiness, and the Gospel Of Matthew Part 3

You Are The Light Of The World One of the images pertaining to discipleship is...

February 07, 2020

Discipleship, Holiness, and the Gospel of Matthew Part 2

The Call Of The First Disciples This theme of what it means to be a...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

Understanding the Principle of Double Effect to do the Most Good

Over the course of our lives we will be faced with many difficult decisions. These...

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