INTRODUCTION Benedict XVI, in one of his pre-papacy books, discussed turning the Catholic faith into partisan factions. In it, he pointed o...

8  Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,  as on the day of Massah in the desert.  9  There your ancestors tested me;  they tried me t...

Both in the secular world and in the Church, some people argue that “all we need to do is . . .” [favored solution here] "and we’ll ...

Apparently I’ve kept this blog going for 9 years (though the Xanga  years are lost). It’s hard to believe it’s been running that long. When...

Jeremiah prophesying to Israel I’ve been working my way through the Book of Jeremiah and reflecting on his prophecies. God called on him to...

So, did you hear the one about the Pope who asked his advisors to look into a Church teaching and see whether it was ever legitimate to do s...

You sit and speak against your brother,  slandering your mother’s son. ( Psalm 50:20) . As Catholics continue fighting on social media, a...