“Follow the science” ranks high on 2020’s long list of patronizing phrases. If we yield obsequiously to scientific data, we are told, coronavirus, climate change, and all our other problems will be solved. “Science will […]
Remove modern cultural sentimental accretions from the Catholic faith, and a muscular Church Militant emerges from the Catholic tradition. We are in an epic, life-long battle for the salvation of souls. Hence, military metaphors are […]
Readings: • Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4 • Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 • 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14 • Lk 17:5-10 “Lord, I would seek you, calling upon you—and calling upon you is an act of believing in […]
Thanks to the myth of there being a perpetual war between science and religion, even broad-minded unbelievers are liable to think the faithful are trying to effect damage control when we emphasize that the Bible […]
Readings: • Wis 18:6-9 • Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 • Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 • Lk 12:32-48 “What is the mark of a Christian?” asked St. Basil in his work, Moralia, which is a guide to […]
There is a widespread impression that science and faith don’t go together. Recent studies, in fact, have shown that this is the most common reason given by young people who abandon their faith. The idea, […]
Some Lenten lessons in belief from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, Mother Teresa, and Flannery O’Connor. […]
Today, we are deluged with information, voices, images, and pitches. It’s not a matter of tuning out, but one of fine tuning our minds to […]
For all its beautiful prose and good storytelling, Sarah Perry’s novel The Essex Serpent ultimately falters, offering an incomplete view of Christianity and a portrait of friendship […]
Readings: • 1 Kngs 19:9A, 11-13A • Psa 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 • Rom 9:1-5 • Mt 14:22-33 There are many temptations and sins that can harm, or even destroy, our communion with God. There are […]
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