I have written of my concerns in the past with the German Synodal Process, as well as concerns with other bishops and cardinals and their take on the process. They essentially ignore the oft repeated […]
Readings: • Wis 9:13-18b • Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17 • Phmn 9-10, 12-17 • Lk 14:25-33 I once read a column by a young Catholic who expressed frustration with the saying, “Love the sinner, […]
God in the Dock In 1948, C.S. Lewis penned an essay that demonstrated his perspicacity in reading the signs of the times in order to gauge the challenges to effectively communicating the Good News of […]
Readings: • Num 11:25-29 • Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14 • Jas 5:1-6 • Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 What do demons, sin, death, and damnation have in common? An obvious (and correct) answer is that […]
On the Readings for Sunday, February 18, 2018, the First Sunday of Lent […]
One of the accusations most often leveled against Catholics is that we are “intolerant.” The world calls us intolerant because we don’t accept everything people do without question or protest. It’s a somewhat bitter irony […]
Since all human sin has its origins in that “original” sin of our first parents, let’s go back to that very beginning. […]
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. […]
A consideration of Fr. Martin’s “seven ways” of responding to the Nashville Statement underscore the truncated gospel (or even anti-gospel) with which Martin operates. […]
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