“Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Why is mourning a blessing? Do you feel blessed in your deep sadness, grief and desolation? Do you feel blessed at the state of our culture and violence in the streets? Was Jesus blessed while he mourned Lazarus’ death? Poems of lamentation make up one-third of the Book of Psalms, […]

Tom and Dan begin a series that digs deeply into each of the Beatitudes, they also reflect upon the applicable broadness of each  and how they relate to friendship, marriage, and to a much deeper and profoundly personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Tom teaches us historical facts about the differences in the “live audience” of […]

“The Kingdom of God is at hand” and “The Kingdom of God is within you,” says Jesus. What is God’s kingdom? Where is it? And what value does it have? Understandable questions, and both the Old and New Testaments describe God in royal terms. For believers, or those questioning whether or not to believe in […]

Tom Caffrey discusses with Dan Duddy his recovery from the Coronavirus.

Benedictine chant and modern liturgical music pieces open this episode, contrasting styles that put in stark relief the conflict faced by many a pastor and “suffered” by many parishioners.”Bad” modern music is a favorite target for more traditional Catholics; but just as absent men bear some of the blame for a “feminized” church, absent traditional […]