The following is a paper I wrote as an assignment for the Old Testament studies in our deacon aspirant classes last Spring. The assignment was to write… Read more “Violence in the Bible and Judges 19: A Dialogue”

The revelations about Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, DC, have horrified everyone and raised concerns, again, about how ineffective and incomprehensible was the response of… Read more “As Parents, We Must Be There for Our Children”

31. The term laity is here understood to mean all the faithful except those in holy orders and those in the state of religious life specially approved… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 31”

The three Catholic bishops of Tennessee, Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville, and Bishop Martin Holley of Memphis, have written a letter… Read more “TN Bishops Call on Governor to Halt Executions”

I happily acknowledge that Trump has made some good policy decisions so far during his presidency. Obviously, his efforts to get the economy moving again have been… Read more “Unbelievable”

With every summer come the horrible stories from all around the nation of children who are seriously harmed or killed by being left for hours in hot… Read more “This Could Be Me”

“Jew-heavy Supreme Court moves right as the synagogue moves left.” That is a headline you will never see published by any respectable news outlet. Not just because… Read more “Here We Go Again: No Catholic Need Apply?”

I am currently reading Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor by Brad Gooch. I highly recommend it. Flannery O’Connor has long been my favorite author, what with her bizarre… Read more “Flannery O’Connor and The Power of God”

We here in the United States don’t get much news about Africa, but there are troubles in the Central African Republic that ought to be of concern… Read more “Pray for Peace in Africa”

CHAPTER IV THE LAITY 30. Having set forth the functions of the hierarchy, the Sacred Council gladly turns its attention to the state of those faithful called… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 30”