Today marks the feast of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696- 1787), founder of the Redemptorist order, patron saint of moral theologians, bishop, and doctor of the Church (not bad for one lifetime!). Liguori lived an incredibly rich...
Read MoreOr maybe not – at least, not in the way people might expect… I’m sure some readers have noticed a distinct, and perhaps surprising, lack of discussion about Catholic teachings against artificial contraception since this blog...
Read MoreReflections for July 31, 2011 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Is 55:1-3; Ps 145: 8-9, 15-16, 17-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21 The theme of feeding is impossible to miss in this Sunday’s readings. It is also difficult to...
Read MoreWhen it comes to providing solutions to particular political dilemmas, there is always room for disagreement among honest and sincere Christians, and everyone else involved for that matter. Thus, the short answer to my question...
Read MoreOver the course of the past century, “spree killings” committed by and directed toward civilians have become a regular part of our social world. It seems that we have developed a discrete category for them in our...
Read MoreWhat I write here may seem so obvious that it shouldn’t need to be stated; however, an acquaintance on Facebook asked in his status update, “Where are all the moderate Christians denouncing the extremist Christian...
Read MoreAm I my sister’s keeper? Am I my brother’s keeper? I have always found it interesting that when that phrase appears in popular media, it almost always is used in the same way as Scripture – as a deflection for...
Read MoreAs I understand it, sacramentality expresses the belief that as human beings we can experience God through the “stuff” of life, and that God’s grace is made present through creation. The humble vessels of water, oil,...
Read MoreBuilding upon Beth Haile’s lectionary post for this week, I would just like to share some thoughts I’ve had regarding the way Christians think about the objects of our love in relation to God, whom we describe as...
Read MoreReflections for July 24, 2011 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Rom. 8:28-30 Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46 What do you love most in this world? What most captures your imagination? For what would you sacrifice all that...
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