In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his followers that unless they hate their parents, siblings, spouses, and their own lives, they cannot be his disciples. He also tells us to not delay discipleship to bury our loved ones or say goodbye to them. Wow! What’s that all about? Jesus requires hatred?? Too often, modern translations of ancient texts often […]

In their efforts at evangelization, faithful Catholics should use the relatability of the raw humanity found in much of St Augustine’s Confessions. In this episode, Joseph Pearce, Editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions series, joins Dan and Tom to discuss one of the most influential works in the history of Catholicism and the Western world. As with many of […]

“Know thyself” exhorts the unknown (to us) ancient Greek philosopher by his inscription at the entrance to the Temple of Apollo. Sadly, increasing numbers of youngsters today do not know themselves. To turn a phrase of Moses found in Exodus 2:22, they are strangers in a strange body. The gender and sex identity crisis among today’s […]

Listen in on the conversation that Dan and Tom had with Bud MacFarlane, Jr, founder of The Mary Foundation and Catholicity.com. He’s our latest “Unsung Hero,” testified by his great efforts to live the Gospel, spread the Gospel and manifest the Kingdom of God on Earth.