St. John Henry Newman, Doctor of Conscience Matthew 13:44-46 Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which… Read more “Buy the Field: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Isabel Vaughan Spruce and Father Sean Gough Three stories highlight attacks on religious liberty in Europe. I’m sure there are many more, but these are the ones… Read more “Religious Liberty Under Attack In Europe”

I sometimes peruse the internet looking for apologetics material, or to listen to music. This week, I came across a video by a young woman named Aarynn… Read more “Ten Bible Verses That Are Hard to Explain Without Catholicism”

I sometimes look for apologetics material on YouTube vidoes or other platforms, listening to excerpts from podcasts or programs especially dedicated to the question of rational arguments… Read more “When Ideology Trumps the Gospel”

An article by EWTN writes about five moments in the first week of the FIFA World Cup soccer championship tournament. What a wonderful thing for so many… Read more “Faith at the World Cup”

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Romans 5:12-15 Brothers and sisters:Through one man sin entered the world,and through sin, death,and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as… Read more “Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Today I will consider those places in the Gospel According to Mark where Jesus of Nazareth claims to be God. Mark 2:1-12: The account of Jesus’ healing… Read more “Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 5”

St. Matthew composing his Gospel For the first three parts of this series, I considered those New Testament texts 1) that seem to imply that Jesus was… Read more “Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 4”

Matthew 9:36 – 10:8 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned,like sheep without a shepherd.Then… Read more “Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time”

This is the third in a series exploring the question of whether the early Christian Church believed that Jesus of Nazareth was God. I have been exploiting… Read more “Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Part 3”