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”

Man deported five times since 1998 charged in deadly hit and run crash http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/undocumented-husband-indiana-trump-voter-deported-article-1.3024780 http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/fairfield/parish-prays-for-local-mother-being-deported Here are three important stories about immigration.  The first is the case… Read more “Thoughts on Immigration, Part 5”

Kateri Tekakwitha was born around 1656 in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, near present-day Auriesville, New York. Her father was a Mohawk chief named Kenneronkwa, and her… Read more “Sanctity in America: St. Kateri Tekakwitha”

LET all Pious men and all lovers of God rejoice in the splendor of this feast; let the wise servants blissfully enter into the joy of their… Read more “The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom”

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb  +We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,      Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed… Read more “The Fourteenth Station of the Cross: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb”

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross  +We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,      Because, by your holy cross, you have… Read more “The Thirteenth Station of the Cross: Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross”

The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross +We adore you O Christ, and we bless you,      Because by your holy cross, you have redeemed the… Read more “The Twelfth Station of the Cross: Jesus Dies on the Cross”

Last week, I presented St. Thomas Aquinas’ Argument from Degrees of Perfection.  This week I present an objection to this argument and my response to this objection.… Read more “God Is: An Introduction to the Evidence for the Existence of God, Part 10”

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-violence-idUSKBN17B06U Yesterday, Palm Sunday 2017, two Coptic churches were bombed.  St. George’s Church in Tanta, about 60 miles north of Cairo, suffered a bomb that went off… Read more “Two Coptic Churches Bombed in Egypt on Palm Sunday; ISIS Claims Responsibility”