Alleged drug dealers charged in Knoxville woman’s overdose death As much as we might like to think otherwise, east Tennessee is not immune from the scourge of… Read more “Human Trafficking in East Tennessee”

THE MAJOR PROPHETS          The Prophetic books in the Bible are divided into the major prophets and the minor prophets. This distinction is based simply on how… Read more “The Major Prophets”

EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD FROM EXPERIENCE, PART 2: UNIVERSAL HUMAN FAITH             It’s an empirical fact that most people over… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 14”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/05/09/you-say-youre-pro-life-but-then-you-want-to-limit-health-care-for-my-disabled-son/?utm_term=.3c3d800f0236 The above link is to a column in the Washington Post by Preston Yancey, the father of a disabled child who fears that medical services for… Read more “Yes, Medicaid Cuts and Caps Are a Pro-Life Issue”

“Jesus, be with me each moment, And no fear will enter my heart.” These are words St. Faustina wrote in her diary on July 28, 1934. 1… Read more “Perfect love drives out fear”

http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/1917appar.asp Today, of course, is the 100th anniversary of the start of the visions of Our Lady that three small children experienced in Fatima, Portugal, starting on… Read more “Fatima: 100 Years”

I’ve started reading Divine Mercy in My Soul, the diary of St. Faustina Kowalska, a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Mercy to whom our Lord… Read more “The Precious Present Moment”

PROPHECY IN THE BIBLE       When people today think of a prophet, they usually think of a person who foretells the future. In ancient Israel, however,… Read more “Prophecy in the Bible”

EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD FROM EXPERIENCE  Evidence for the existence of God from experience isn’t the same as evidence from philosophy or reason. The evidence… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 13”

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/wegmans-among-businesses-putting-catholic-social-teaching-to-good-use Too often, we focus on the bad news. Well, here is some good news about faithful Catholics putting their faith into practice in how they run… Read more “The Catholic Social Model of Good Business”