A Layman’s Defense of the Holy Trinity

Consider an infinitely deep well of life giving water.  One can draw water from deeper and deeper in the well, but one will never plumb the depths of it.  A doctrinal Mystery like the Holy Trinity is similar.  One can…

Man Accuses Guam’s Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Molesting Him As a Child

Flanked by attorney David Lujan and his family members, Roy Taitague Quintanilla held a mini-press conference in front of the entrance to the Chancery office in Agana Heights, Guam. Guam – Roy Taitague Quintanilla is accusing Archbishop Anthony Apuron…

Vatican probes funding of cardinal’s lavish apartment

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of the influence peddling in the Church and men in red hats on the take. Josephine McKenna | March 31, 2016, Religious News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has launched…

Does “turn the other cheek” mean that Christians are to be doormats?

“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…

Book review: “Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus”

“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…

“What do you want me to do for you?”

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…

Venus and Jupiter, in conjunction

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“.

Book Review: “An Introduction to the Prophets of Israel”

“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…