As Dante makes his way up Mount Purgatory along his way to Paradise, he offers us a theological and pastoral map to purify and sanctify us of our remaining sinful nature–especially the 7 Deadly/Capital Sins. A fiction? Perhaps we can call it “historical fiction,” in that Dante bases his story on his and the Church’s […]
Will the Catholic Church soon face another Schism from Germany? We ask this question on the heels of the recent announcement from parishes in nearly 80 cities, that they have conducted blessing ceremonies for same-sex unions in open defiance of the pope and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). Beginning with Charlemagne, […]
Do we have heroes to save Western Civilization? As Christians, we must have hope, especially in light of the sobering essays by Dr Peter Kreeft in his latest book, How to Destroy Western Civilization. But does that hope mean we won’t suffer? No, especially with our weakened faith, a faith that, according to Dr Kreeft, […]
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To get or not to get (a covid vaccine)…that is the question (to paraphrase Shakespeare). Do those who receive the vaccine comply or participate with evil? “No,” say Pope Francis, Pope Benedict and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. However, some Catholics do not accept that Church teaching, holding fast to the belief […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dan and Tom shared their recent experiences as retreatants at a “Samson Healing Retreat,” an event run by The King’s Men and held at Discovery House. Each describes his transformation during the retreat, resulting from the shared devotion to Christ along with the other men and the eventual mutual trust and love each man formed with and demonstrated to […]
“But mine were not the feathers for that flight, Save that the truth I longed for came to me, Smiting my mind like lightning flashing bright. Here ceased the powers of my high fantasy. Already were all my will and my desires Turned–as a wheel in equal balance–by The love that moves the sun and […]
