Saint John Henry Newman’s Philosophy of Education: Part 1

(John Hartley presents a three-part series of Saint John Henry Newman's views of education. Here is the first, on the commemoration of the great...

Eternal (not Universal) Salvation Is Our Greatest Hope

Not long ago a theologian within the Eastern Orthodox tradition named David Bentley Hart released a new book entitled Heaven, Hell, and Universal Salvation...

Of Grace, Gratitude and Grievance

All we hear is the negative stuff; nobody’s interested in the positive, the joy in that school. Nine of the happiest years of my...

Twenty Third Sunday: The Cross, the Eucharist, and Life Eternal

‘Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple’ (Lk. 14:27). ⧾ This saying of Our Lord is very...

Twenty-Fourth Sunday: The Good Shepherd and the Love of God Incarnate

The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am...

The Most Holy Name of Mary

Today we celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary in a particularly reverent way as it is the feast day of The Most Holy Name of...

Twenty-Fifth Sunday and Using Wealth Wisely

You cannot serve God and wealth (Lk. 16:13). ⧾ At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel text of the Mass appears to...

Turn to Mary and Fight Like Heaven

The Feast (Memorial) of Our Lady of Sorrows came on a Thursday this year and I celebrated Mass that day at St. Ursula church,...

Twenty Seventh Sunday: Esther, Our Lady and the Message of Fatima

Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise (Hab. 1:3). ⧾ Our first reading today is taken from the book of the Prophet...

Cathedral of the Left

The present vast overpopulation, now far beyond the world carrying capacity, cannot be answered by future reductions in the birth rate due to contraception,...