“I am the God Who fished you out of the mud, Now come over here and listen to...
Perhaps it will be of help to develop a theme set forth in the Gospel this past Sunday. The Lord Jesus at one point rebukes the devil and says, Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord...
View ArticleA Critique of Moral Relativism in a Monkees Song?
There is a song about the sadness of moral relativism in an unusual place: “The Greatest Hits of the Monkees.” Some who are old enough may remember growing up with the songs of the Monkees. I confess...
View ArticleA Case for Communion in an unlikely place.
I was tipped off by a parishioner to a social commentary in an unlikely place, a journal for Engineers, called ECN. In the article Karl Stephan, Consulting Engineer, Texas State University, San Marcos...
View ArticleFirst Person Plural
It is a very brief word that begins the Lord’s prayer, “Our”, as in “Our Father.” Note that it is in the first person plural. … See the article here: First Person Plural
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The Prisons of Scientology
The Prisons of Scientology from TheCatholicThing.org As you read this, somewhere in America hundreds, perhaps thousands, of our fellow citizens are packed into private prisons. Follow this link to the...
View ArticleLife is a Dance! A Simple Idea Writ Large
Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing (Ps 30:11) Let them praise his name with dancing, (Ps 149:3) a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance (Eccl 3:4) I will...
View ArticleEvery Round Goes, Higher, Higher. A Meditation on the Gospel for the Second...
http://frpope.com/audio/2 Lent A 2011.mp3 The second Sunday of Lent always features the transfiguration. This is done in the first place because we are following the Lord on his final journey to...
View ArticleYes, Modern Christian, there is a Wrath of God, and we must be saved by Him...
In one of the Lenten weekday readings (Wednesday the second week), the prophet Jeremiah says, Remember that I stood before you Oh Lord, to speak on their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them (Jer...
View ArticleWhat is a Cardinal? A Basic Review of the College of Cardinals in History and...
Now that attention shifts to the College of Cardinals, it might be good to spend a brief time reflecting on what a Cardinal is and how the College of Cardinals functions. Perhaps it is good to start...
View ArticleMercy and Patience Now, but sooner or later, Judgement must come. Homily for...
There’s an old Johnny Cash song that is rooted in today’s Gospel, a song that says, You can run on for a long time, But sooner or later God will cut you down. Go tell that long tongue liar, go and tell...
View ArticleIs your Spiritual Life like a Sailboat or a Motorboat?
When I was very young, perhaps 10 years old, I took some sailing lessons, and once again when I was in my early 30s. Sailing involves a kind of romancing the wind wherein one observes the wind as it...
View Article99 and Half Won’t Do. On the Infallibility and Indefectibility of the Church
Let’s say you have a choice to take one of two airplanes to take to a distant city, lets call our destination, “Heavenly City.” The one plane (Church Airlines) gets there 100% of the time. The other...
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Woodrow Wilson: Big Government Anti-Catholic
Woodrow Wilson: Big Government Anti-Catholic from TheCatholicThing.org One hundred years ago this week Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as president. He was elected with only a 41.8 percent plurality...
View ArticleWhat the Lord means when He says the “Gates of Hell will not prevail” and why...
Recently I have found a persistent line of questioning in reference to the traditional understanding of the Lord’s promise to the Church: the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it (Matt 16:18) . …...
View ArticleOn The Human Condition and Science. A reflection in the wake of a storm that...
All week long the headlines shouted “Long Overdue Snow headed for Washington!” and “Nation’s Capital braces for Snow Onslaught!” Some dubbed it the “Snowquester” the blizzard of 2013! It never came. …...
View ArticleWhile earth rolls onward into light…A Beautiful Meditation on Time in an Old...
It is late on the east coast of the United States, the 23rd hour (11 pm) of the day we have called March 8. But in Sydney Australia, it is 1pm in the afternoon of March 9 and they finishing lunch;...
View ArticleThere was a man who had two sons: A Homily for Laetare Sunday
This is a Gospel about a man who had two sons. And both of these sons forsook their father and refused to relive in relationship with him. Although, in our mind, both sons are very different at the...
View ArticleHow about a little more sophistication in modern discussions? Here’s one...
There are subtleties of language and in argumentation that I’m convinced many of us moderns fail to appreciate. And the loss of appreciation for these subtleties often leads to a shrill quality of or a...
View ArticleOn Honesty and Sincerity as Seen in a Commercial
The Word Honesty comes from the honestas meaning an honor received from others, a kind of “standing in honor” before others (honor + stas (to stand)). It’s an interesting insight in the word that most...
View ArticleThe Twelve Steps up the Mountain of Pride According to St. Bernard of Clairvaux
So you think the idea of the 12 Steps is new. Well, if you think you’ve got a new idea, go back and see how the Greeks put it, or in this case how the Medieval Latins put it… Follow this link: The...
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