The Jesse Tree Second Saturday of Advent: Solomon A Reading from the Book of 1 Kings (3:9-15): “In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream… Read more “Second Saturday of Advent: Solomon”

Unbelievable! I found it unbelievable that an Attorney General would sue the Trump administration in the first place to keep the birth control mandate in place, forcing… Read more “Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Rollback of Birth Control Mandate”

  Here are the videos of my second presentation for the Nicodemus club on the Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo. Here I cover chapters 4 through 9. In… Read more “Restless Heart: An Introduction the St. Augustine of Hippo, Part 3: “Confessions””

The Jesse Tree Second Friday of Advent: David A Reading from the Book of 1 Samuel (16:1-13a): “The LORD said to Samuel: ‘How long with you grieve… Read more “Second Friday of Advent: David”

I don’t pretend to be an expert on taxes, and I realize that the GOP tax reform bill is a work in progress. Even still, there are… Read more “U. S. Bishops Concerned About GOP Tax Bill”

The Jesse Tree Second Thursday of Advent: Samuel A Reading from the Book of 1 Samuel (3:1-10): “During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD… Read more “Second Thursday of Advent: Samuel”

The Jesse Tree Second Wednesday of Advent: The Judges A Reading from the Book of Judges (3-4): “Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight… Read more “Second Wednesday of Advent: The Judges”

A friend shared this article by Susan Silk and Barry Goldman that is linked below on Facebook and I like it. It’s a guide for saying the… Read more “The Ring Theory of Kvetching”

The Jesse Tree Second Tuesday of Advent: Joshua A Reading from the Book of Joshua (24:1-18): “Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, summoning… Read more “Second Tuesday of Advent: Joshua”

10. Christ the Lord, High Priest taken from among men,(100) made the new people “a kingdom and priests to God the Father”.(101) The baptized, by regeneration and… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 10”