Note: This is just a series of loose thoughts written out more or less as they come, presented in the hopes that someone will find something worthwhile within them. Most of the truths of our faith have become truisms through repetition, so that we fail to appreciate their meaning. To say that God created … Continue reading First Meditation: God the Creator
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Thought While Reading the Summa
At our judgment, we will not only see God, but we will see His idea of us: the exemplar after which He created us. In other words, we will see with perfect clarity not only what we were in life, but what we were meant to be. For many, that knowledge will be a major … Continue reading Thought While Reading the Summa
Our Particular Challenge
There are some doctrine that are ill-suited for some times. St. Paul wrote the Corinthians that he “gave them milk to drink, not meat, for you were not yet able.” (1 Cor. 3:2). That is, he didn’t try to convey the fullness or complexity of Christian doctrine to them, since he knew they weren’t yet … Continue reading Our Particular Challenge
Easter Feminism
Wow, this one is weapons grade stupid! "But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense." -- Luke 24:11 Even before we begin there’s a bad sign. Should I deal with this now or later? Later I think. The men refused to listen to her story. She was publicly smeared … Continue reading Easter Feminism
The Two Thieves
All four Gospels note that Christ was crucified along with two others. These two are described as ‘thieve’ or ‘robbers,’ though this is sometimes rendered ‘revolutionaries’ or simply ‘criminals.’ One was crucified on His right, the other on His left. Viewed from a modern perspective, the designation of right and left is a little interesting, … Continue reading The Two Thieves
Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
So, some friends linked to this article the other day and I had some thoughts. Fair warning, if you liked this article, you probably won’t like my response, because quite frankly, this article was repulsive. On Facebook yesterday, a number of Catholic friends were sharing around an image of Mary the Mother of Jesus, modeled … Continue reading Our Lady of Perpetual Grievance
The End of Multiculturalism
The Pagan religions were, in many ways, fine things. Though far more prone to cruelty and depravity than our squeamishly tolerant modern minds like to admit, there was a nobility to them. They were the fumbling, crude efforts of man to render worship to the unknown and hidden powers that govern the universe. From before … Continue reading The End of Multiculturalism
If the Gospel Were Written Today
The American Catholic points out that Jesus's message in today's Gospel would have been far more shocking to those first hearing it than it seems to us because of the particular cultural circumstances. The Jews of the time regarded prostitutes and 'tax collectors' (collaborators with the occupying Romans) with far greater revulsion than those terms … Continue reading If the Gospel Were Written Today
We Have No King But Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH7j5P5yq9U Today is the Feast of Christ the King, established by Pope Pius XI of happy memory to remind us that, in all the vicissitudes of history, Jesus Christ is ruler of all. Considering that Pope Pius reigned during the rise of the modern totalitarian states of Italy, Germany, Spain, and Russia, no doubt he … Continue reading We Have No King But Jesus
Foundation Lines, or Why This World Matters to Christians
Ever have one of those moments where things just kind of ‘click’? Like, when you finally see the answer to a brainteaser you’ve been puzzling over for a half-an-hour and were just about to toss down the disposal. I had a moment like that the Sunday before last while listening to the Gospel reading. It … Continue reading Foundation Lines, or Why This World Matters to Christians
Serpent's Den 