A friend asked me to read Building a Bridge, How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity… Read more “A Critique of “Building a Bridge” by James Martin, SJ”

EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD FROM EXPERIENCE: MIRACLES, PART 2 The Miracles of Jesus             Regarding the miracles of Jesus, we have more than one written… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 29”

Puerto Rico has experienced unprecedented devastation after being hit directly by Hurricane Maria. https://cruxnow.com/global-church/2017/09/24/jesuit-puerto-rico-says-hurricane-devastation-apocalyptic/ Agencies you can contact to help: Catholic Relief Services: https://support.crs.org/donate/hurricane-irma-relief American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Hurricane-Irma-Affects-Caribbean-Southeast-Red-Cross-Responds… Read more “The People of Puerto Rico Need Our Help”

Well, everyone else seems to be sharing their opinions on the matter, so I may as well, also. I am, of course, talking about the NFL players’… Read more “NFL Players Protest”

DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH Lumen Gentium 21 November, 1964 Chapter 1 THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH 1. Christ is the Light of nations. Because this is… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 1”

The beatification of Fr. Stanley Rother, the martyr of Guatemala, is a good time to remember that the Church in Central America remains a target, often by… Read more “Another priest killed in Mexico”

Yesterday, September 23, Ven. Fr. Stanley Rother was beatified at a Mass in Oklahoma City, OK. He is the first American-born Catholic to be declared a martyr… Read more “Sanctity in America: Blessed Stanley Rother”

Today, September 20, is the Memorial of Sts Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Chong Ha-sang, and Companions, the Martyrs of Korea. St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon was the first… Read more “The Korean Martyrs”

Sunday, September 17, was Constitution Day, celebrating the adoption of the United States Constitution by the delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.… Read more “Do You Know Your Rights?”

I am going to begin a new series, one that is very ambitious but also much needed, I think. It has been 52 years since the Second… Read more “A New Series on Vatican II”