Catholic and Enjoying It!
…with Sr. Rose Pacatte about movies, media literacy, theology, and politics–and Hildegard of Bingen: Read more
…with Sr. Rose Pacatte about movies, media literacy, theology, and politics–and Hildegard of Bingen: Read more
This, not calls for the death penalty, is what real Christian witness looks like: Read more
…piling up more evidence for its authenticity. I’ve always believed it to be genuine. If it’s a fake, make another one, using the technology available in 14th century France or 13th century Constantinople. Good luck with that. There’s even a credible line of transmission from first century Jerusalem to 14th century France. One of the curious passages in Scripture regarding the morning of the Resurrection is this: Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the... Read more
live on Connecting the Dots. You can call in at at 1-573-4BREAD4 if you’d like to join the conversation. Read more
…and the Shroud of Turin: Read more
He writes: Hi, Mark, what do you make of the idea that Mt and Lk have contradicting accounts of Jesus’s birth? We were told today that Lk invented the census to get Jesus to Bethlehem (there is no historical record of a census at that time) and Mt has Mary and Jesus living in Bethlehem – no inn but a house, no shepherds. So they both just embellish the story to satisfy their own theologies. I get that these texts... Read more
…for peace. Father, hear our prayer that we would avoid the scourge of war. Help us to listen to your Holy Church’s teaching on Just War and not commit again the murderous sin of pre-emptive war. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Read more
So last week, in postmodern Britain, a company called TESCO, clearly innocent of even the most rudimentary familiarity with Christianity, announced a sale on beer and wine with the sunny proclamation “Good Friday just got better!” It ranks higher than “Ham! Perfect for Hanukkah” on the Religious Cluelessness Richter Scale. Christian in Britain (and around the world) registered a collective facepalm that was, in turn, picked up seismographs across the globe. Result: TESCO, showing United Airlines how it is done,... Read more
Curiously, this modest man of the people cancelled his meetings with the public claiming “security risks” after his constituents failed to respond with humble gratitude for his stooping down to provide them with the “service” of taking their tax monies so he could scold them on his greatness. Read more
“at any moment”. God deliver us from our insane and irresponsible leaders and forgive us our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ. Grant that the power of the Risen Christ be brought to bear to save innocent lives from the folly of human pride. Mother Mary, St. Michael, and St. Martin of Tours, pray for us! Read more
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