BREAKING NEWS: HUMANS BORN WITH CONSCIENCE, CONCUPISCENCE
Sorry for yelling, but it seems the folks at CNN are thusly surprised at research demonstrating the existence of a “moral core” and a “sense of justice” that is albeit “tragically limited.” How do they...
View ArticleLenten Practices: Prayer
There are more than three weeks in Lent, but there are traditionally three things that Christians commit to during Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. If I tried to do a series of posts that...
View ArticleSunday Gospel: Getting Out of the Mountaintop Mindset
The Gospel for this Sunday is from Matthew 17:1-9 and details the transfiguration of Jesus: Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was...
View ArticleLenten Practices: Almsgiving
I’ve looked at resources on prayer and fasting the last two weeks, so we’ll round out our trio of Lenten practices by discussing almsgiving today. There is obviously an aspect of almsgiving that...
View ArticleWhat if Lazarus Said “No”?
In the world between Adam and Jesus, man’s relationship to sin was one of slavery. The relationship was based not only in fear, but, as St. Paul tells usFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of...
View ArticleGood Friday morning read
This is probably the third year in a row that I’ve recommended Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman’s Discourse 16. Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in His Passion as a must-read for Good Friday. The...
View ArticleBREAKING: Smoking Gun Evidence Jesus Was Married
Patmos – Scrolls recently discovered at an archaeological site on the Island of Patmos reveal smoking gun evidence that Jesus, considered by many Christians to be the Messiah – was in fact married. The...
View Article“Gradualness,” truth, and the woman at the well
I don’t know about you, but I’m not really reading the post-mortems of the Synod on the Family. My fellow Truth & Charity contributor Fr. Scott Hastings wrote a wonderful piece on the synod, but...
View ArticleEphesians 5 Is Driving Me Mad!
I’m not a procrastinator. That being said, tonight I reached out to a dear friend and asked him: “Quick give me a topic for a post I need to write.” That post is the one you are now reading. About...
View ArticleThe people who walk in darkness
One of my favorite things about the Advent/Christmas season is listening to Handel’s Messiah. Though we all enjoy a good hearty singalong to the Hallelujah Chorus, I think the arias are greatly...
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