Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Thirteenth Sunday: Theodicy, God and Evil

For God created man for incorruption, and made him the image of his own eternity, but through the devil’s envy death entered the world,...

Fulton Sheen and Infallibility

The doctrine of papal infallibility was dogmatically defined in the First Vatican Council's document Pastor Aeternus in 1870. Of course, this gift of the...

Pope Benedict and Saint Cyril of Alexandria

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Saint Cyril of Alexandria Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today too, continuing our journey following the traces left by the...

The Perpetual Virginity of St. Joseph?

A quality that has defined my ten years of priesthood and most of my life is a consistent and deep devotion to St. Joseph....

The Uselessness of Utopias

(The term 'utopia' was coined by the great statesman and martyr, Thomas More, in his 1516 book by the same name. It literally means...

Twelfth Sunday: Persevering to the End

Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven (Mt. 10: 26, 32). Our Lord addresses...

Saint Joseph’s Perpetual Virginity and the Apocrypha

Some time ago a good friend of mine asked me to write an article touching on the Perpetual Virginity of Saint Joseph and concerning...

Life Beyond the Sting of Death

There is surprisingly little in the Old Testament about the immortality of the soul. The later books talk about it, but the early books...

Eleventh Sunday: The Vital Necessity of the Mass

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name (Ps. 92). Our celebration of the Paschal Mystery in all...

On the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

On this June 7th, 2024, the entire Church is celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, falling this year some 19...