… many believed in Him when they saw the signs which He did, but Jesus did not trust Himself to them, because He knew men. Palm Sunday is a bittersweet story because we know how it ends. The same Jesus Who is greeted with hosannas at the start of the week, is betrayed with cries of “Crucify Him!” at the end of that week. People will disappoint you, people will betray you, people will turn on you. That is... Read more
I believe the Holy Spirit led me to this video this morning. I was in a spiritual pit that I can’t describe without getting far too personal for this blog. Then, I stumbled on this song. It didn’t erase what I was feeling in one big swoosh, but it did bring me back to what I know, which is that I am never alone. As St Paul said, I know whom I have believed, and I trust that He is... Read more
The chickens are coming flapping home. And it turns out that these chickens walk on two legs and have roosting habits that are nothing more than mob action. Catholic education’s easy bargain of don’t ask, don’t tell concerning dissent against Church teachings and morality has coalesced into “outrage” from parents and students when high schools try to teach and enforce Church teachings. Consider this, this and this. Bishops, when faced with these angry mobs have turned to the time-honored... Read more
Jesus Saves. It’s as simple as that. Read more
If you look at the faces of the people who are listening to the homily in the video below, you can see that Pope Francis’ words are convicting many of them of their own sins. Gossip that demeans someone and makes them an outsider in their community is, as the Holy Father says, a form of social murder. When it occurs in a church, it kills a person’s relationships and place in the community of Christ. It isolates, alienates and... Read more
It’s getting awful crowded under that bus. Another Catholic high school has apologized to “outraged” parents for a speaker who spoke on Catholic morality. The lucky winner this time is Prout School in Rhode Island. It’s the same old, same old song once again. According to an article in Catholic Culture Father Francis “Rocky” Hoffman, who is the executive director of Relevant Radio, gave a talk to a group of high school students whose parents were subsequently “outraged” by its... Read more
Do you believe this was “inadvertent?” ABC News evidently ran a video of Westboro Baptist Church — complete with inflammatory signs about homosexuals — as they were reporting the story of Brendan Eich, former CEO of Mozilla. Mr Eich resigned from his position with Mozilla, a company he founded, after being attacked for a $1,000 donation he had made to the Prop 8 campaign in 2008. ABC later apologized, labeling the stunt, which appeared on Good Morning America, “inadvertent.”... Read more
Officials in China’s Communist government are denying that they are engaging in a campaign of systematic destruction of Christian churches. They make this claim despite the fact that they have ordered the destruction of approximately a dozen churches. Churches in the Zhejiang province are reportedly facing either destruction or government-ordered removal of their crosses. Christians who live in the province have responded courageously. They have formed human chains around the churches to prevent their destruction. Even though officials deny a... Read more
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness this morning for the sexual abuse of children by some of our priests. In a touching comment, the Holy Father said that he felt “called to personally take on the evil which some priests … have done.” Although this is not as widely reported, Pope Francis also said that every child has a right to grow up in a family with “a mother and a father,” and called for protections for the right of parents... Read more
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is like the land she rules: Both of them are built for endurance. I put together a few photos of the Queen and her many visits with many popes. I hope you find them as enjoyable as I do. Read more
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