http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/04/24/abortion-proving-democratic-party-can-outdo-republicans-self You know the Democrats are in trouble when even the Jesuit-run weekly America warns that they may have gone too far in their support of abortion. This… Read more “Democrat Leaders to Pro-Life Dems: “No Soup For You!””

Last week, I posted on the Argument from Final Ends of St. Thomas Aquinas.  This week, I consider objections to the argument and respond to those objections.… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 12”

Today, April 25, is the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. According to the tradition of the early Church, the Gospel According to Mark reflects the story… Read more “Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist”

https://www.prageru.com/courses/environmental-science/climate-change-what-do-scientists-say In light of the recent March for Science, the above video provides, in my opinion, a well-balanced take on Climate Change. I am as confused as… Read more “Thoughts on Climate Change”

My latest for the Knoxville News Sentinel: http://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2017/04/22/bob-hunt-trusting-jesus-easter-and-every-day/100579896/ Be Christ for all.  Bring Christ to all.  See Christ in all.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445061/middle-east-christian-martyrs-practice-love-forgiveness http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445061/middle-east-christian-martyrs-practice-love-forgiveness The article above speaks about the tradition of forgiveness among the Coptic Christian and the impact this is having among Coptic Christians who had become… Read more “Forgiveness in the Face of Terror”

THE EXILE and RESTORATION  Suggested Readings: Ezra 7:11-26; Nehemiah 8:1-12; Nehemiah 13:4-31; Tobit 7-8; Judith 10:20-14:5; Judith 14:11-15:3; Esther 7:1-8:2; 1 Maccabees 2:1-48; 1 Maccabees 3-4; 2… Read more “Exile and Restoration”

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/04/18/gorsuch-and-religious-liberty-new-justice-could-hear-most-important-religious-freedom-case-this-term-in-first-week.html The above link is an article that provides an excellent summary of the issues surrounding the case of Trinity Lutheran Church being denied a grant by… Read more “Religious Freedom Case Reaches SCOTUS”

The Fifth Way of St. Thomas Aquinas: The Argument from Final Ends We see in the natural order that there are things that lack intelligence that nevertheless… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 11”

Cornelia Connelly’s life is one of the more challenging and complicated of all of the Saints, Beati, Venerabili and Servants of God of America. Born in Philadelphia,… Read more “Sanctity in America: Ven. Cornelia Connelly”