The Song of the Sword
Lamech, the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible, makes his appearance in the fourth chapter of Genesis. If you’ve never heard of Lamech, it might be because this part of the Bible is not part of the Church’s cycle of…
The Bible Alone? Part 2
In my last post, I wrote that the Bible alone was never meant to be our only rule of faith. I discussed the need to study both the Bible and the teachings of the Church Fathers who were entrusted to…
Melted Rosary Beads
My family and I traveled to Nagasaki, Japan last week, a few days after Pope Francis left. It was a pilgrimage of sorts, and our goals were twofold: to visit the Atomic Bomb Museum and the 26 Martyrs Shrine and…
A Minute for Life: How to respond to ad hominem arguments
Welcome to a Minute for Life! About abortion, comedian Dave Chappelle says, “If you have a d##k, you need to shut the f### up on this one, seriously.” This is a classic example of an ad hominem argument, that is,…
A Minute for Life: A woman has control over her own body…
Have you ever been discussing abortion with a friend and they said, “I believe that a woman has the right to control her own body!”? How do you respond? Here’s a response you can try next time:
Be saints. You weren’t made to fit in. You were born to stand out.
“Set yourselves apart from this corrupt generation,” the actor challenged those in attendance. “Be saints. You weren’t made to fit in. You were born to stand out.” Jim Caviezel , the Passion of the Christ star and veteran of numerous other film…
Praying to Saints?
Why do we Catholics ask the Saints in Heaven to pray for us? Is there any basis for that in the Bible? Let’s take a look. Should members of the Body of Christ pray for each other? Our non-Catholic friends…
Mary, the new Ark of the Covenant
We celebrate the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God throughout the Latin rite today, at least in the Ordinary form of the liturgy. In honor of Mary, the Θεοτόκος, the “theotokos” or “God bearer”, I’d like to present a short…