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Sinning is popular, but talking about sin is not
By avoiding sin in our doctrine, we create an unreality that is unmanageable. If we don’t understand sin, than we certain will not understand forgiveness. […]
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The “authentic self” vs. the crucified self
Being “gay,” “bisexual,” and “transgendered” is not one’s “authentic self” any more than being “polyamorous” or attracted to one’s long-lost sibling. Orientation toward the sinful […]
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The crèche and the gap
The messiness of history is a caution against letting sentimentality take over Christmas; so are some challenging truths about Mary, Joseph, and their place in […]
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St. Joseph: A just man and a sure guide during Advent
There is never a big splash in Joseph’s life – no craving for headlines, no domination, no unreal demands or expectations, just simple and complete […]
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Books for Christmas
Including works on St. Charles Borromeo, Vatican II, “Amoris Laetitia”, Justice Scalia, Kenneth Clark, and the teachings and practices of Catholicism. […]
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Advent and the pivotal faith of Elizabeth: “And how does this happen to me?”
Ironically, Zechariah receives the message of the angel but still does not believe, while Elizabeth simply carries on with the tasks assigned to her by […]
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The first guide for Advent: St. John the Baptist
Silence bespeaks expediency, complicity, and cowardice, and John the Baptist never kept silent, for even in the womb he announced the truth of Christ (cf. […]
Essay
Divinely Planned Obsolescence
Why the Temple in Jerusalem will never be rebuilt and how the Sacrifice of the Mass is “the source and summit of evangelization”. […]
Essay
“All the way to Heaven is Heaven”: 7 basic steps to holiness
Life here below is all about the pursuit of sanctity. How does one go about that process, so as to know the greatest measure of […]
Essay
Focusing again on the Four Last Things
Our Christian goal ought to be nothing short of Heaven – not escaping Hell by the skin of our teeth, nor being resigned to “doing […]