Pride, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth: the Seven Deadly Sins or, as nicknamed by Bishop Fulton J Sheen, the Seven Pallbearers. Joseph Gower, former Chair of Theology at Georgian Court University and my theology mentor, refers to these robbers of our faithfulness and, ultimately, our salvation, as pre-sins, in that they prepare the way […]
Cross posted from FaithPilgrims.com In mid-February I attended a retreat at Discovery House, an oasis of spiritual healing nestled at the intersection of Wharton State Forest and the blueberry farms that, long ago, helped earn New Jersey its “Garden State” nickname. The group of faithful Catholic men, in whom I humbly claim membership, is known as […]
Overarching the debate about the vaccines and the ethical problems of how they were produced, America faces a more fundamental question: what is the greater good that we are striving for here? It must be said that America is a post-Christian society (Fulton Sheen remarked as much decades ago), and the good that comes about […]
A Catholic who publicly and obstinately opposes the truth regarding faith and morals may not present himself or herself to receive Holy Communion and neither may the minister of Holy Communion give him or her the Sacrament.
Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, April 7th, 2021
Our Quest for Happiness – The Effects of Baptism; The Secret of Mary – The Interior Practice of Holy Slavery of Love; Baptism of Desire Revisited. Aired 4/18
Aired 4/17
3rd and final part of the sermon of St. Leonard of Port Maurice nothing that, no matter how many are saved proportionally, if we are determined to be saved we will be. Aired 4/17
The biblical writers make many references to Angels, from Genesis to Revelation. The “three men” who visited Abraham may have been the archangels (“messengers”) Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, to announce that the same very elderly Sarah will indeed bear a child. Similarly, Gabriel plays a key role in the Annunciation to our very young Blessed […]
