I was born the first, so-called, “cradle Catholic” in my family, into a Church of reform. My earliest church-going memories involve images of burlap banners, kumbaya bands singing “Sound of Silence” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” (offertory hymns), and bad, bad architecture. More…
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The Mystery of Faith 15
There’s faith, there’s supernatural faith, and then there is the Mysterium Fidei — the Mystery of Faith.
They shall all be taught by God — Isaiah 54:13
The Gospel reading for tomorrow’s liturgy is about the demands of our faith in the Mystery of mysteries, the Mystery of our Faith, the Eucharist. What does it mean to believe with supernatural faith? More…
Saint Lawrence — Service with a Smile 6
August 10, The Feast of St Lawrence
Saint Lawrence Deacon and Martyr — c. 225–258
God loves a cheerful giver — 2 Corinthians 9:7 More…
Ask and You Shall Receive! Ask Nicely… Ask Wisely… 9
Unchecked Irony Leads to Despair
Ask and you shall receive! Seek and you shall find! Knock and the door will be opened on to you! For whoever asks, receives. Whoever seeks, finds. And to whomever knocks, the door will be opened.
“So why is it,” many ask, “that I never get what I ask for?” More…
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Blessed feast of the Transfiguration to all of you. Here’s a meditation I wrote based on Rafael’s painting of the Transfiguration. It is a reminder that every moment in our lives is an opportunity to grow in faith.
Blaise Pascal once wrote:
“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.”
The picture above, taken from the bottom portion of Rafael’s Transfiguration,
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Bible and Barbecue 17
My soul shall be sated as with choice food, with joyous lips my mouth shall praise you! — Psalm 63:5
Beer Can Chicken
Beer is a biblical beverage. In fact there are three beers mentioned by name in the Old Testament: More…
Rick Warren: Chick-fil-A’s owner told me they set a new world record in sales today 11
They’re coming out of the woodwork. So much for the boycott.
It goes to show, we should never be afraid to stand up for our principles in public. CFA did not intend this outcome when they made their position known about the value of traditional marriage. They should have expected the initial outrage from a noisy few. What they ultimately got was record breaking sales. More…
Discernment of Spirits with St Ignatius Loyola 17
St Ignatius Loyola
If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit — Galatians 5:25
One of the greatest conversion stories in the history of the modern church is that of St Ignatius Loyola.
Iñigo was a soldier. More…
Chick-fil-A vs. the Dictatorship of Relativism 30
Ah Yes! Tolerance! The one thing we cannot tolerate is intolerance.
The evangelization of culture is all the more important in our times, when a ‘dictatorship of relativism’ threatens to obscure the unchanging truth about man’s nature, his destiny and his ultimate good — Pope Benedict XVI, Glasgow Scottland, Sept. 16, 2010
Pope Benedict coined the expression “Dictatorship of Relativism” during his homily More…
Life as a Pilgrimage: What Have We Learned from St James? 18
Antonio Veneziano — Apostle James the Greater
Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo!
Three lessons I’ve learned from Saint James
The Catholic Church venerates saints in a particular way. More…
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