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Don’t Just Solve Mysteries. Live them. A Meditation on the Christian Meaning of Mystery 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
In our modern culture we tend to use the word “mystery” differently than the Christian antiquity to which the Church is heir. We have discussed this notion on this blog before. In this brief post I’d ...
Liturgy at the End of Era – Revisited 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Some years ago (2009) I published on this blog a recollection of my youth in those critical years of the changeover from the “old Mass” to the “new” Mass. And, while I recall some puzzlement in those ...
Sinner Please Don’t Let this Harvest Pass – A Teaching on the readings for the 21st Sunday of the year 25 Aug 2013 | 04:12 am
In the readings today the Lord describes a danger, our tendency to to make light of judgment and not be sober that one day we must account for what we have done. And though the Lord sets forth in the ...
A powerful and humorous look at vanity in a commercial. 24 Aug 2013 | 05:25 am
Most people associate the word “vanity” with an excessive concern or pride in ones appearance, or sometimes with ones own qualities. But at its root the word “vain” or “vanity” refers to emptiness. To...
I Got a Robe! A Teaching on one of the most shocking parables Jesus ever told 23 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
The Gospel from Thursday’s Mass contains one of the most shocking parables Jesus ever told. It is the Parable of the Wedding Banquet a King gives for his Son. Most know it well, but in case you want ...
“Pure and Simple” – Pondering a commonly misunderstood Beatitude 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
One of the beatitudes taught by Jesus is often misunderstood today, largely due to the most popular translations of it from the Greek text. The Beatitude is, “Blessed are the pure of heart.” Or somet...
Two Hard Sayings of the Lord that Offend Modern Notions 21 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
The Gospel of Matthew features two hard sayings, or expressions, of the Lord. They are “hard” because they offend against modern notions. And since they are difficult for us “moderns” to hear and we a...
Give me Wisdom! A Reflection on a “Scientific” Report that Calls believers less intelligent than Athiests 20 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
It would seem, according to how some people measure intelligence, that those of us who believe in God rank as “less intelligent” than those who do not. A recent report in the “Mail” (a U.K. paper) rep...
The Church is a Bride, not a Widow. A Word of Reminder and Encouragement to the Faint-hearted and Negative Ones. 19 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am
There’s a common thread among many traditional Catholics (and some left-wingers too) that “the Church has gone down the tubes.” This seems to be a basic set point in too many conversations, and if one...
The Battle is Engaged…Choose Sides! A Homily for the 20th Sunday of the Year 18 Aug 2013 | 06:33 am
The readings today speak of a great cosmic battle that is taking place all around us. In the Gospel, Jesus speaks vividly of it, and of his own mission to engage our ancient foe and to gather God’s e...
