EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD FROM EXPERIENCE: SANCTITY             The great majority of people over the many millennia of the human community have held for the… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 19”

Today is the feast of St. Romuald. Few of you have probably heard much of St. Romuald, or anything at all, for that matter. He’s not one… Read more “St. Romuald and the depraved habits of monks”

Tomorrow is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi. It is the day that Catholic celebrate the mystery… Read more “The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ”

I am asking for your prayers. The next two weeks will be important ones, even pivotal, for me and my family. More later, I promise. Right now,… Read more “Prayers, please.”

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK Suggested Readings: Mark 2:1-12, Mark 8:27-33, Mark 9:30-32, Mark 10:32-34, Mark 10:42-45, Mark 15-16          According to the tradition of the early… Read more “The Gospel According to Mark”

http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/gunman-scalise-shooting https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/12/trump-like-julius-caesar-assassinated-in-new-york-play-delta-bank-of-america-pull-funding/?utm_term=.3a4c674fc7a1 “To save American democracy, Trump must hang. The sooner and higher, the better.”                        … Read more “What Can Be Said?”

June 23 is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. To prepare, here is a novena to the Sacred Heart attributed to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.… Read more “Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus”

THE WORLD OF JESUS          No one grows up in a bubble. Everyone is influenced by the times in which they are born, the country in which… Read more “The World of Jesus”

Saint Anthony was born in Lisbon, Portugal near the end of the twelfth century. He joined the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, but, shortly after ordination to… Read more “St. Anthony of Padua”

More examples of lives transformed by the power of God. Matt Talbot             It would have been almost a miracle had Matt Talbot avoided becoming an alcoholic.… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 18”