“But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also” Mt. 5:39 By his words and example, did Jesus teach us to…
“Can you tell me the story of your relationship with God so far?” This “threshold question” is at the heart of the book, Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus, by Sherry Weddell (published by Our Sunday…
A few weeks ago I found myself sharing breakfast with about a dozen other people at a diner in Vernon, Connecticut. We were reflecting on the Gospel reading for the thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, the healing of Bartimaeus, the…
As seen from my home in Guam, Venus and Jupiter in a conjunction event in the western sky after sunset on June 30, 2015. Some say a similar event could explain the “Star of Bethlehem“.
“An Introduction to the Prophets of Israel“, Richard Thomas Aquinas Murphy O.P., St. Paul Books & Media, Boston, 1996. 123 pages. “In the Old Testament, the New lies concealed, in the New Testament, the Old lies…
Pope Francis has recently called for an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, which will start on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2015 and end on the Feast of Christ the King, November 20, 2016. Click here to read…
For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then from my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and…
Atheists have a problem with love. Specifically, their materialistic worldview prevents them from having a rational basis for loving in every instance, and this, I would think, would undermine their worldview. To see why, let me start by proposing a…