Thirsting for Justice and Virtue: Commandments 1 and 3

November 13, 2023November 6, 2023 Articles, Catechesis

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied (Matthew 5:6). In Sacred Scripture justice or righteousness are essentially religious notions, like the biblical notion ... Read more

The Perfect Family

November 10, 2023November 3, 2023 Articles, Family and Kids

My one-year-old didn’t sleep well, waking up multiple times throughout the night, and awake and restless for over an hour in the wee hours of the morning. The cinnamon rolls ... Read more

The Last Things 4: Heaven

November 10, 2023October 20, 2023 Articles

Before my assignment at Relevant Radio, I did youth ministry – broadly speaking –  for thirty-three years.  Among other things, I served as Chaplain of Embers Elementary School in the ... Read more

Rebuild My Church

November 9, 2023November 3, 2023 Articles, Catechesis

If your family or children participated in an All Saints Day celebration chances are you would have seen a few children donned in long brown robes with a white rope ... Read more

Purgatory

November 9, 2023October 20, 2023 Articles

There are just two days left in our Novena for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.  Every day, I have been sending you these brief articles on these themes because the ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 8: Caddying for Christ

November 8, 2023October 27, 2023 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

You wanna know how I made 95 bucks in one day when I was 14 years old? 50 years ago, in 1973, I wanted to go to a leadership camp ... Read more

The Last Things 3: Hell

November 8, 2023October 27, 2023 Articles

If you thought death and taxes were unpleasant topics, just try thinking about Hell. Is hell for real? Yes, it is because Jesus told us about it many times in ... Read more

The Last Things 2: Judgment

November 7, 2023October 20, 2023 Articles

When we die we will be immediately judged by Jesus.  If we are in the state of grace, we go to heaven, perhaps spending some time in purgatory first.  If ... Read more

Where Hope is Found

November 6, 2023October 27, 2023 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

The three theological virtues are faith, hope, and charity. In the opening prayers of the Rosary we pray three Hail Marys for an increase in these virtues. All three are ... Read more

The Last Things 1: Death

November 6, 2023October 27, 2023 Articles

Death is an unpleasant topic. So are taxes. Both are inevitable, so we better be prepared.  Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell are known as the four Last Things. In Theology, ... Read more

The Apostolic Pardon

November 5, 2023October 20, 2023 Articles

It was to St. Peter that Jesus said, “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” ... Read more

The Last Rites: Anointing of the Sick and Viaticum

November 4, 2023October 20, 2023 Articles

There is nothing more important in the world than to die in the state of grace.  If we die in a state of grace, we win everything because we win ... Read more