Perhaps the hardest question most of us will grapple with in our faith is the age old question of the problem of evil. I’m sure we have all asked this question to ourselves at one time or another: it goes something like this. “If God is all knowing, all loving, and all powerful then… Continue reading 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
The last conversation I had with my grandmother before she passed away was a simple one. My grandmother, who at this point in her life had very severe dementia, kept asking my brother and I “what do you want to be when you grow up.” Since I was only in 7th grade I didn’t… Continue reading 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
People often claim that the Catholic Church is simply not relevant in the 21st century, yet Pope Francis’s visit to the United States clearly shows that She is just as relevant as ever. What other leader’s presence causes most news outlet to change their normal programing to catch his every word, or brings the… Continue reading 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Is 50: 5-9 / PS 116: 1-6, 8-9 / Jm 21:14-18 / Mk 8:27-35 “Who do you say that I am?” It’s a question that all of us either have had to answer or will certainly have to answer in our lives. That most fundamental question stared me straight in the face at… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Pope Francis, Abortion and the Year of Mercy
If you have been listening to the news this week I’m sure you heard that Pope Francis gave priests the authority to absolve the sin of abortion. Sadly, as often happens when the secular media tries to report on the Catholic Church without first checking with the Church, there was much confusion. Many Catholics,… Continue reading Pope Francis, Abortion and the Year of Mercy
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Jos 24:1-2A, 15-17, 18B/PS 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21/Eph 5: 2A, 25-32/Jn6:60-90 Do you believe the Bible to be true? Do you take Jesus at His word? Jesus tells us that we must eat His body and Drink His blood to have eternal life and so to be Christians, to be followers of Christ,… Continue reading 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
EX 16:2-4, 12-15 / PS 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54 / EPH 4:17, 20-24 / JN 6:24-35 I love food, but I learned the hard way sometime back that food is about more than simple enjoyment. In 8th grade, while playing goalie in a soccer game, I dove for a ball as the attacker was… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
HOW TO OVERCOME TIMES OF ABANDONMENT
Anyone who is committed to living out their faith knows that sometimes are easier than other times. There are times when God feels close, often called times of consolation, and there are times when God seems distant, often called times of desolation. While ups and downs in the spiritual life are normal, it is… Continue reading HOW TO OVERCOME TIMES OF ABANDONMENT
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
Ez 2:2-5 / PS 123:1-2, 2, 3-4 / 2 Cor 12: 7-10 / Mk 6:1-6 Yesterday we celebrated the 239th birthday of our great nation. As I celebrated with family and friends I could not help but be thankful that we live in a country founded on the principles of life, liberty and… Continue reading 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
The Remarraige of Faith and Reason
Real truth points to and is preserved by God such that faith and reason used together may discover truth. Faith and reason are “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.”[1] This paper aims to show that both academia and the common man have wrongly divorced philosophy and theology.… Continue reading The Remarraige of Faith and Reason
Through The Cross To Light 