A Vague, Abstract Spirituality No More
Growing up as…well, what I’m coming to find out was a typical Catholic experience, an American first, and generally void of any substantial access to the living and transformative power of the Holy...
View ArticleWhat I Gleaned From Word on Fire’s New Evangelization Series
As always Father Robert Barron displays a masterful command of his subject matter in the latest documentary and study from Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. If I’m correct in what I’ve gleaned, he and...
View ArticleScripture Matters, But Only Science Disproves Science
As I sat up in our Youth Lounge listening to some of the youth group kids rehearse their lines for an upcoming play, I was appalled at the indoctrination I was witnessing. The play was Inherit the...
View Article7 Reasons Pope Francis Makes Me Want to Be a Saint
Is Pope Francis a saint? God only knows. I’ve come to the conclusion, however, that he has truly dedicated the breadth of his energies to becoming one. Since his appointment to the Chair of Peter,...
View ArticleResist the Temptation to Make Easter an Empty, Cultural Ritual
Nearly everything human (and worthwhile) is ritual if you think about it. A purely utilitarian approach to family dining, for example, would consist in standing around a pot on the stove, each person...
View ArticleIf Saints Were Superheroes
I am a product of our culture. Like it or not, I find myself not only impressed but also convicted by “new expressions” of faith called for in the New Evangelization. Recently, I heard a talk by Fr....
View Article7 Reasons Pope Francis Makes Me Want to Be a Saint
Is Pope Francis a saint? God only knows. I’ve come to the conclusion, however, that he has truly dedicated the breadth of his energies to becoming one. Since his appointment to the Chair of Peter, I’ve...
View ArticleResist the Temptation to Make Easter an Empty, Cultural Ritual
Nearly everything human (and worthwhile) is ritual if you think about it. A purely utilitarian approach to family dining, for example, would consist in standing around a pot on the stove, each person...
View ArticleIf Saints Were Superheroes
I am a product of our culture. Like it or not, I find myself not only impressed but also convicted by “new expressions” of faith called for in the New Evangelization. Recently, I heard a talk by Fr....
View Article7 Reasons Pope Francis Makes Me Want to Be a Saint
Is Pope Francis a saint? God only knows. I’ve come to the conclusion, however, that he has truly dedicated the breadth of his energies to becoming one. Since his appointment to the Chair of Peter, I’ve...
View ArticleResist the Temptation to Make Easter an Empty, Cultural Ritual
Nearly everything human (and worthwhile) is ritual if you think about it. A purely utilitarian approach to family dining, for example, would consist in standing around a pot on the stove, each person...
View ArticleIf Saints Were Superheroes
I am a product of our culture. Like it or not, I find myself not only impressed but also convicted by “new expressions” of faith called for in the New Evangelization. Recently, I heard a talk by Fr....
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