· 15 June 2008 | 264 words
I ventured out recently into the blogsphere and discovered this meme via Sarx (with some links in the chain A and the original). if the nature of god is omnipotent, benevolent, and anthropomorphic (that god is a person, who sees...
· 8 June 2008 | 306 words
I discovered an old interview with Father Gabriele Amorth on the internet concerning Satan and exorcism. It is an interesting article, but this particular piece near the end jumped out at me. How does the Devil go about seducing men...
· 11 May 2008 | 55 words
I think Walker Percy, in Lost in the Cosmos, sums up the situation between man and God via Jesus: If you're a big enough fool to climb a tree and like a cat refuse to come down, then someone who...
· 21 April 2008 | 1054 words
From Br. Joseph -- We have all seen pictures of the crucifixion. There is one particular picture, a bit different from most, which I want to describe. The viewpoint of the picture is from above the Cross, a little higher...
· 23 October 2007 | 384 words
From Br. Joseph -- St. Jerome, best known as the translator of the Bible into Latin from Greek and Hebrew, is reported to have had a vision of the child Jesus. In the vision, Jesus asked Jerome why he had...
· 2 September 2007 | 106 words
Gossip is a community killer. It is a cancer. It separates, isolates, and destroys a person. It literally kills something inside, not only for the victim, but those who spread the gossip. In the victim, it kills self-esteem and spreads...
· 28 July 2007 | 202 words
In Back to Virtue, Peter Kreeft links the virtues of the Beatitudes with the vices of the Seven Deadly Sins. The Beatitudes are the antidote to the Seven Deadly Sins, leading to life, not to death. Pride vs. Poverty of...
· 8 March 2007 | 115 words
"Repentance seeks to know the truth." I am guilty before You. I admit it. You are the Judge. I come before You, against myself. I desire You. I want to be with You. I want Your will to be...
· 4 March 2007 | 281 words
"To sin, it is not necessary to break the rules," the sage said. "just keep them to the letter." It is more than possible to make rules for our existence, the measure of our souls. But when rule-keeping takes...
· 2 February 2007 | 238 words
I went on the junior class retreat yesterday to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Museum. I have been to the memorial several times, but this was my first trip through the museum. The memorial is always special, and it...
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us