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The Face of Christ, the Gateway to Humility
Devotion to the Holy Face of Christ I have yet to meet a Catholic that does not know who St. Therese of Lisieux is. However, from my experience, many people tend to cut her religious name short. She...
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Catholic Thoughts on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
On Yom Kippur, the ritual trial reaches its conclusion. The people finally drop all their defenses and excuses and throw themselves on the mercy of the court, yet the same people never lose the...
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Jesus Christ, the “New” Adam
In 1 Corinthians 15:45, St. Paul compares Jesus to Adam, Thus it is written, The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. This is one of those very simple...
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Eat, Drink And Be Merry
Eat Drink And Be Merry Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. There are several places in holy Scripture where this sentiment is expressed. The one that has been bouncing around my mind since I...
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Seeing Faces: A Call to Have the Eyes of a Shepherd
No Faceless Crowd Before Jesus When we read, study, and pray with the Gospels it is important for us to remember who is the audience that Jesus is speaking to. I mention this scriptural tool in many...
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Becoming Christ: The 6th Chapter of Romans
In the 6th chapter of the letter to the Romans, St. Paul teaches that through complete surrender to Christ, the Christian becomes a second Christ. By undergoing sacrifice with and through Christ,...
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Conversion: The Doorway to Transformation
Conversion: Learning from a Child My Religious Order allowed me to go home this year for the Thanksgiving Holiday. To say I am overjoyed by this gift is an understatement. Now, one of the many...
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Does Amazon’s Alexa Say Jesus Christ ‘Is A Fictional Character’?
If you’ve been thinking of buying an Amazon Alexa device for your home or for someone you love for Christmas, you might want to rethink that idea. According to a video posted on Nov. 24, Alexa said...
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I’m Guilty And You May Be Too
I’m Guilty And You May Be Too I’m guilty and I bet you are too. I put people in baskets. It seems to be innate human nature. We boil people down into groups and put them into baskets. We put ourselves...
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Finding Our True Identity
It’s amazing how much Christian imagery can be found in society today if we look hard enough. Many modern movies and songs indirectly portray the Gospel message by illustrating themes like...
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Christmas Movies: It’s a Wonderful Life and Charlie Brown
I recently bumped into an old friend from grammar school and we began reminiscing about our favorite Christmas movies. Apart from realizing that all of the candidates were over 50 years old(not...
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The Blasphemy All Around Us
Casual swearing. Routine profanity. Mainstreamed irreverence. These curses of our age don’t seem to shock us like they used to. Ever since Rhett Butler first uttered the “D” word in Gone with the Wind...
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Finding the Love of a Lifetime
Looking back on my life I can truly say, God has been very patient with me and also very gracious toward me. But it took me quite some time to be able to see and understand that. I was fortunate,...
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The Path of Perfection – Purgatory
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness...
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Catholicism is Love
As I wrote a few months ago, I’m very grateful to be Catholic. However, having practiced the Faith (at least on paper) for my whole life, I took a lot of it for granted. Thus, it was only recently that...
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Falling for God: When Crosses Become Ladders
If we truly fancy ourselves followers of Christ, we must start seeing our crosses as ladders rather than burdens. Since Christ came to earth to teach us the way to Heaven, then we may rightly...
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Three Witnesses:The Sacrament of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist
“This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the Spirit is truth. So there are three that...
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Life’s Vignettes and God
Life’s Vignettes and God Independent Films (IF) tell stories through vignettes. An IF vignette depicts poignant events in a person’s life in a short film. Each vignette usually ties the theme of all...
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The Power of Belonging
Dr. Brene Brown, a social scientist from the University of Houston, wondered if there was a “core need” that was shared by every human person. After 6 years of study, she arrived at an answer. She...
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The Astounding Humility in Jesus’ Human Nature
Humility is considered by St Augustine to be the foundation of all other virtues – the trait that lays the groundwork on our journey toward holiness. During his own conversion, “he came to see clearly...
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