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You Can’t Out-Give God
Of all the “alls” of God—all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, all-just, all-merciful—one “all” that you experience every day is that He is “all-generous.” He gives you everything – your family, your...
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You Can Be With Him In Paradise
Jesus said, “Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my Father” (Mt 7:21); yet the Good Thief, whom tradition has named “Dismas,” says “Lord,” and...
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You Can Fly With An Eternity Attitude At A Heavenly Altitude
The old man was generous to a fault, had raised a passle of kids, and loved even more grandkids. He and one son-in-law, though so different in age, had shared the experience of serving their country,...
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Holy Scripture: “It’s True. All Of It.”
In case you are one of the five people on earth who has not yet viewed the trailer for the new Star Wars movie, let me tell you about its short exposition of why we believe Holy Scripture even though...
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Can The Church Condone, Permit or Legitimize Sin?
The Answer: No. In 1995, in an article entitled “Morality and Christian Morality”, Father Joseph de Torre made the point that the Church cannot change morality, the natural law, or the content of...
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St Paul: The Original Theology of the Body
Of all the books of Scripture and of all the writings of the early Church Fathers, it is St. Paul who first uses the concept of and writes about the “body of Christ” in those specific words. Although...
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Mercy Uber Alles? St. Irenaeus Says “Heresy”
In recent months there has been much discussion of “mercy,” particularly “God’s mercy.” Typical topics in these discussions include: Does God have “attributes” like our human attributes? Does God have...
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The Theology of the Healthy Body – Part I
St. John Paul II realized that the term “theology of the body” in his work, Theology of the Body,1 was a “working term”2 and that his catechesis that concentrated on marriage had much broader...
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The Theology Of The Healthy Body – Part II
If the body is gift, what kind of gift does a person give who is giving his or her body? God’s word answers this question, both explicitly and by way of example – e.g., in the Bible stories of gifts,...
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A Thinker, A Man Of Faith
There is a famous thinker whose works have been condemned, whose books, in the past, were prohibited by the Catholic Church, and who has been accused of atheism. He was a philosopher, scientist,...
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Precious: A Grandfather’s Lesson
The first time I held my new granddaughter, I spontaneously said to her, “You are precious.” She is now a toddler. I still say this to her, often. I put my hands on her cheeks, she looks at me with her...
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Jane Austen Prays
The primary reason for this article is to make those who do not know of the prayers written by Jane Austen. Below are some links to the full text of her prayers. The comments that follow are mere...
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Lessons From Jerusalem’s First Sidewalk Counselors
Today many people, of all ages, stand or kneel and pray at abortion businesses. Some of them speak with the women and girls who are going there pregnant, many of whom will leave un-pregnant. The...
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Credo Scientific Dogma Part I
People in power, throughout history and still today, tend to misuse and abuse science to achieve their ends. Could it be because they make science into a publicly-accepted religion? The Religion Of...
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Credo Scientific Dogma Part II: Powerism
Powerism is a generic term for any governing system in which one group of powered people controls, dominates, orders, and rules another group of non-powered people; while the powered people themselves...
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Jane Austen’s Paradigm: Family As Gospel
It is remarkable that for over two centuries now, and in our present time, Jane Austen’s writings are still popular. Why is this so? This question’s answer is profound in its simplicity and truth....
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Augustine & Descartes: God Is, but What is He?
A previous article discussed that both Augustine and Descartes arrived at the concept of an existing God by first concluding that each of them, as an individual person, existed. Augustine proceeded...
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Feminist Anti-Porn Logic: The Rational Basis For The Anti-Abortion Position
As there are on both sides of the life issues – e.g. feminists for life who oppose abortion and feminists for death who are pro-abortion – there are feminists who are against pornography and feminists...
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The Unchanging God Will Be Nice to Me
“Divine immutability” refers to the unchangeableness of our perfect God. Many of the pagan gods, both throughout history and still today, are not perfect. They change, often in very human ways. They...
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Augustine and Descartes: From Self to God
Rene Descartes is known for the most well-known quote in all of philosophy, “Cogito, ergo sum” – I think, therefore I am. Apparently, when he wrote this in the 17th century he was unaware that over ten...
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