I’m going to take a couple of days off to tend to some personal concerns. I won’t be gone long, and I already miss you. In the meantime, keep up the excellent conversations. You are an impressive group of thinkers. In Christ, Rebecca Read more
I’m going to take a couple of days off to tend to some personal concerns. I won’t be gone long, and I already miss you. In the meantime, keep up the excellent conversations. You are an impressive group of thinkers. In Christ, Rebecca Read more
I published a post calling for prayer for persecuted Christians a few days ago titled Christian Persecution: What Can We Do? I cited a statistic in that post which was published in this National Catholic Reporter article. The NCR article cited a study done by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity. I did not read the underlying study, mainly because I have seen similar numbers in many other sources, including an official statement from the Vatican to the... Read more
To join the discuss about What Are You Afraid Of?, or to order a copy, go here. What Are You Afraid Of? by Dr David Jeremiah seeks to provide a workable life theology for believers who are facing the inevitable rough spots in life. It is a fact of existence that some people skate through life without experiencing overwhelming tragedy. It is also a fact that other people suffer one tragic even after another. Another unwelcome fact is that the... Read more
I had a small discussion with one of Public Catholic’s most faithful — and interesting — readers the other day. I had published this post calling for prayer for persecuted Christians. This particular reader said that we need to do something about this and not just pray. It made me smile when I read that because he’s right: We need to do something. And we will. If we pray. Why would anyone recommend prayer in the face of this onslaught... Read more
To join the discussion about Just Married, or to order a copy go here. Just Married, The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage is a how-to book for newlyweds. What I mean by that is that it’s a real how-to book that provides usable, common sense, profoundly Catholic measures that married couples can take that will lead them into a holy, happy marriage that lasts all their lives. If you think I exaggerate,... Read more
Pope Francis appointed a select committee of eight cardinals from around the world shortly after his election last spring. These eight cardinals, all of them Vatican outsiders, were charged with making suggestions for the reform of the Roman Curia. Their first meeting is today. From The Guardian: The eight cardinals picked by Pope Francis to advise him on reform of the Roman curia and the governance of the Catholic church are preparing to meet the pontiff for the first time on Tuesday, in... Read more
When the buffalo fight in the swamp, the frogs lose. The morons in Washington have managed to bring the government to a standstill. I don’t know if they’ll turn around and do some quick maneuver to stop the free fall or not. I do know that people I represent, people who have bills to pay and families to support, have already been given notice that their jobs are forfeit because of this. I knew from jump street that the... Read more
President Obama made this statement today on the impending government shutdown. I believe, based on this statement and what I have read, that both sides are misrepresenting one another’s motives. However, I do think that this whole adventure into brinksmanship is harming the country. I also do not think that the welfare of the American people is a motivating factor in it. Here’s the statement. Read more
I want to write about the possibility of a government shut down this week, and I will write about it. But today I’m up to my ears in alligators, family style. So … I’ve decided that this post I wrote at the end of a legislative session here in Oklahoma might start you off. It doesn’t deal with the specific issues at hand, and the federal stand off is almost breathtaking in its ruthlessness. What I’m describing here is healthy... Read more
The Roman Catholic Bishops of the Middle East and East Africa said that the pope’s efforts for peace are changing the dialogue in their countries. They call it a “miracle.” Read more
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