Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart
‘Come to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and...
Frost and Fire: A Lenten Poem
To have the soul of a poet Lord,
To have one that feels to the depths.
The gaping wide hole in my soul Lord
The sadness and...
Laetare Sunday: The Penitent Prodigal and Giving God His Due
So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with...
Come, My Love: An Analysis of Thomas Merton’s Mystical Poem “Pass Through...
Thomas Merton’s poem “Pass through My Will” takes the reader on a deeply mystical journey through layers upon layers of spiritual significance. At the...
Murder, Justice, Charity and Mercy
The recent killing of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City – shot in the back by a man lying in wait -...
What is Caesar’s, When All is God’s?
A clever writer once observed that Jesus never made the mistake of qualifying any of his statements: “Sell you possessions, and give the money...
The Shadow State and the Rule of Law
Donald Trump and his team are complaining of being stymied in his presidential efforts, to which I will return in a moment. Whatever one...
Albertus Magnus
Saint Albert was called the 'great' even during his lifetime, rumoured to have known everything there was to be known, which may have been...
God love you, Fulton J. Sheen
Da per matrem me venire
Grant that I may come to Thee through Mary.
(Motto of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen)
The good people of Peoria Illinois are...
Of True Feminism, Early Martyrs and Thomas Aquinas
The paradoxes continue in our modern era, not least of which is that concerning 'gender' and feminism, with two stories that come to mind:
First,...
