It has been a tough year. We are going about our business, doing ministry at our parishes, and all of a sudden life changed because of the pandemic. People still need the Gospel and the church. Ministry never stops and we have to adapt. Coincidently, during this time the tech firm Glass Canvas releases a new platform named TILMA. What Is TILMA? TILMA was piloted in the Archdiocese of Vancouver prior to the pandemic beginning. The goal was to get... Read more
Repentance, in my opinion, is something we do not hear enough of. In sacred scripture we read of the great heroes of faith constantly turning away from sin and toward the Lord. The same can be said about the lives of the great saints we celebrate throughout history. Why is it that we hear so little of repentance? Perhaps it depends on the parish and setting, but how often do we hear of the love of God and His mercy?... Read more
But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”- Matthew 1:20-21 NRSV In my opinion, Joseph is the unsung hero of the... Read more
First, it is unfortunate that Deuteronomy, and the Pentateuch as a whole, are for the most part ignored. They are a part of divine revelation and as such should be discussed a bit more. In all fairness I am also guilty of this. I admit that I am not a priest or deacon, but do teach children, and to a lesser extent some adults. However, the message contained in Deuteronomy is one that is applicable to us all. Deuteronomy has... Read more
He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; 2 he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. 3 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; 4 for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.-Luke 21:1-4 NRSV Gifts Of The Poor Widow The Gospel reading from today’s Mass always brings up... Read more
Today Steve Ray joins me to talk about what it means to be born again. We discuss what we meant by it when we were both evangelicals, but he digs deep into scripture. Born Again The Bible Way Starting with the Old Testament Steve works forward to get the proper context of John Chapter 3 and what it means to be born again the Bible way. Steve Ray On The Journey Home on EWTN He has a great article on his... Read more
The book of the prophet Amos was written in approximately the 8th century B.C. and is the oldest of what has come to be known as the minor prophets. There is not much that is known about the prophet from a personal standpoint, but we do know that he was a sheepherder from the town of Tekoa, and that he wrote “two years before the earthquake” (Amos 1:1). In Amos 7:14 Amos also describes himself as a grower of figs. Who... Read more
He entered Jericho and was passing through it. 2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down;... Read more
Last week I was honored to speak with Catholic speaker and apologist Gary Michuta about the Deuterocanon. He is the host of Hands on Apologetics which airs daily at 1:00pm EST on Virgin Most Powerful Radio. Discussing The Deuterocanon He is also the author of several books including “Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger” and “The Case For The Deuterocanon“. He also has a YouTube channel called “Apocrypha Apocalypse” where he goes into various issues on the Deuterocanon. In the interview we discuss what the... Read more
It is hard to believe, but 2020 is quickly winding down. Much has happened this year and the year has been tough for all of us, some more than others. However, Thanksgiving is coming up and it is a great time to remember and give thanks. Some may be wondering what we are supposed to give thanks for. After all we are in the midst of a pandemic, a hotly contested presidential election, and racial strife throughout the country. There... Read more
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