Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time—October 2, 2016 Readings: HAB 1:2-3; 2:2-4; PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; 2 TM 1:6-8, 13-14; LK 17:5-10 http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070316.cfm Exegetical notes During the next five Sundays, our G … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
On Reconstructing Mankind
September 27, 2016 by Fr. James V. Schall, SJ
Managed evolution…is a two pronged attack on human suffering. The first prong is positive, namely the fabrication of ever more perfect humans. The second is negative, requiring the elimination of all defectives, beginning with the smallest n … [Read more...]
The 2016 Vote: What is an Informed Catholic to Do?
September 27, 2016 by Fr. Richard Gribble, CSC
While national elections always generate much interest and have their share of controversies, this election cycle can be classified as one “for the record books.” Originally seventeen Republican candidates have now withered away to one, Dona … [Read more...]
Writing that Connects with Parishioners
September 27, 2016 by Msgr. Mike Heher
In an essay about his father, William Buckley, Christopher Buckley wrote that he noticed that the parts that sounded most characteristic of his father were actually added to the drafts late in his process of writing. His father, a famously … [Read more...]
Sacramental Ecclesiology in the Loaves and Fishes
September 27, 2016 by Scott Pauline
In Catholicism, there are those big-time verses that the Church has dogmatically defined as dealing with central questions of doctrine. The papacy is found at Mt 16:18 when Christ himself names Peter as the rock of the one Church he has now … [Read more...]
A Different Perspective on Amoris Laetitia
September 27, 2016 by Richard P. Maggi, Esq.
Because so much of what has been written about Amoris Laetitia has concerned what is considered the controversial eighth chapter on divorced and remarried Catholics, and others living in irregular situations, the primary purpose, beauty, … [Read more...]
The Overlooked Middle
An Attempt to Start a New Dialogue
September 27, 2016 by Deacon Peter Trahan, MATh
In conversation at a recent cocktail party, a wise and elegant lady told me that Catholic publishing (or the publishing of Catholic thought) is a club with strict membership. One “must be an academic” to be considered for membership, she sai … [Read more...]
Christian Life: The Outworking of Christ’s Life Within Us
September 13, 2016 by Fr. John Navone, SJ
Christ Ascends the Mountain to Pray by James Tissot The Christian community of faith is born of the grace of God. Grace expresses what God does for us. Just as when we hear of the wisdom of God in the Bible, we think of how God’s action m … [Read more...]
A Pastoral Approach to Bullying
September 13, 2016 by Deacon W. Patrick Cunningham
In a little over a two-month period, two men in our city killed themselves because of what can only be called “bullying.” Shortly after the New Year, a student, attending a high school I had attended and taught at decades before, ended his l … [Read more...]
Can Philosophy Strengthen an Ecumenical Approach to Issues of Morality?
September 13, 2016 by Kathleen Curran Sweeney
There has been considerable discussion in recent years about the philosophical assumptions that underlie false understandings of morality in our society. These assumptions have affected not only secular developments but also practices and … [Read more...]
The Church Needs the Holy Spirit!
September 13, 2016 by R. Thomas Richard, PhD
It is notable—important—that the preaching of John the Baptist, in his crucial preparation of the coming of the Messiah, and the preaching of Christ Jesus Himself, both began with the message, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” … [Read more...]
Reflections on Reminders in our Lives
September 13, 2016 by David B. Wester
There’s an old joke about the definition of a college professor: “Oh, that would be someone who can’t say anything just once.” Having spent 35 years at the front of classrooms at two universities, I can attest to the aptness of the descrip … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
September 13, 2016 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Question: On the fiftieth anniversary of Vatican II, what are the positive and negative results of this Council? Answer: The Second Vatican Council is the watershed event of the Catholic Church in the 20th Century. Though 50 years have … [Read more...]
Early Fall Reading
September 13, 2016 by Book Reviews
The Beach Teacher Scriptural Lessons from the Shore, Alexander J. Basile, (St. Pauls, 2015) 103 pages; $8.95. ISBN978-0-8189-1383-9. Reviewed by Eileen T. Warner M.A.P.M. My Brother’s Keeper — A Novel about the Family of Jesus. B. Kas … [Read more...]
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