Anointing of the Sick

When discussing the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick in our Catholic Study Group last Monday night, we asked…

A Visit to Assisi

On a recent pilgrimage to Italy We took a bus through the beautiful Italian countryside from Rome to Assisi where…

The Scala Sancta (Holy Steps)

Aggie and I recently had the privilege of visiting the Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) during a recent…

The Horns of Moses

We were blessed to have had the opportunity to visit the Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in…

Outside the Camp

For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice…

The Six Days of Creation

Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas has provided the Church with an intriguing interpretation of the six days of creation described in…

A Brief History of the Latin Vulgate

Introduction What role does the Latin Vulgate, St. Jerome's translation of the Sacred Scriptures into Latin, play in the Church…

On the Death of King David’s Baby

This comment recently appeared on our Catholic Study Group Facebook page: Here’s the short answer: Yes, God punished David by…

Artistic or Pornographic? A Theological Analysis of Nude Art

Nude art has long been the subject of theological debate, regardless of Christian denomination. Although respect and public display of…

Some Catholic Jokes

Some relatively clean humor... A little boy was listening to a long and excessively boring sermon in church. Suddenly his…

Three Common Objections to Purgatory

Purgatory is perhaps one of the more misunderstood doctrines by Non-Catholics and Catholics alike.  Three common objections are raised by…

A Handbook of Moral Theology

Here is a classic guide to moral theology, faithful to the Magisterium and written before things got wacky. Prümmer, O.P.,…

Melted Rosary Beads

My family and I traveled to Nagasaki, Japan last week, a few days after Pope Francis left.  It was a…

Is Aslan on the move?

“They say Aslan is on the move- perhaps has already landed." And now a very curious thing happened. None of…

Book Review: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, by Brant Pitre, Doubleday, New York, 2011.  202 pages.   Nihil Obstat,…

Anointing of the Sick

When discussing the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick in our Catholic Study Group last Monday night, we asked “What sins are remitted by this sacrament?”

The Scala Sancta (Holy Steps)

We recently had the privilege of visting the Pontificio Santuario della Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) during a recent pilgrimage to Rome.