With a new school year upon us, I am reminded of all the school years that have come and gone. Our students graduate, discern, move on. Yet, I remain with memories as the only yield from this field of fond faces which by God’s graces with m … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
Homilies for September 2013
August 25, 2013 by Msgr. David A. Rubino
For Sunday Liturgies and Feasts Homilies for September 2013 Return of the Prodigal Son 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time—September 1, 2013 Humility: Defined and Practiced Purpose: Humility is simply being true to the graces the Lord po … [Read more...]
On Addressing the Dignity of Man and Masculinity
Editorial for September 2013
August 25, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
How would men today be more able to live out their own unique discipleship and role in both the world, and in the Church, if we were able to articulate how men embody the Christian vocation to holiness in exclusive and particular … [Read more...]
Preaching IN and TO a Post-Modern World
August 25, 2013 by Dr. Josh Genig, PhD
Indeed, preaching must be improved. However, before preaching can be improved, one must first be aware of the cultural context in which one lives today. Jesus asked by chief priests by what authority he preaches - By Tissot Over the … [Read more...]
Orthodoxy and Doxology
August 25, 2013 by Deacon W. Patrick Cunningham
Orthodoxy is both right praise and right teaching. Orthodox understanding of, and adoration of, the Blessed Trinity is the most critical component of our unity in Christ. St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (1:12) reminds us that in C … [Read more...]
Combating the Contraceptive Understanding of Celibacy
August 22, 2013 by Dr. Eric M. Johnston, PhD
On the one hand, we must appreciate how sex is holy. It might be good to say “holy” instead of “good.” Ironically, the idea that celibacy is a sacrifice treats sex as a good in the same way that a candy bar is a good. But this view belongs t … [Read more...]
The Heart of Hope
August 21, 2013 by Deacon James Keating
Since Christians are called to be Christ in the world ... we have to allow Christ’s Spirit to embrace suffering in love within us, for without his Spirit abiding within us, we would never have the strength to suffer out of love. Many of … [Read more...]
Abortion: Unmasking the Demon
August 21, 2013 by Fr. Stanley Smolenski, SPMA
It is true that fatherhood is the main target of Satan’s forces, but his is a multi-pronged strategy which includes the destruction of motherhood and childhood. This is blatant in abortions. The spiritual dimension of abortion, based on … [Read more...]
Dietrich von Hildebrand on the Natural Ends of Religion
August 11, 2013 by Dr. Lance Byron Richey
The ultimate aim of all authentic religious practice, von Hildebrand always insists, is the creation of a truly supernatural life in the soul of the believer, in order to bring him to a final end with God that fallen nature can never hope … [Read more...]
Faith, Hope, and Charity
August 11, 2013 by Fr. Edward O'Connor, CSC
I would like to propose what I believe is the solution to a major source of misunderstanding between Catholics and Protestants on the one hand, and theologians and exegetes on the other. Christ Sleeping Through the Storm at Sea by … [Read more...]
The Latest Book Reviews
August 10, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Late Summer Reading For August 2013 Reviews for the following books: A MYSTICISM OF KINDNESS: The Biography of “Marie Christine.” By Astrid M. O’Brien. (Scranton: Scranton University Press, 2010). (Reviewed by Rev. John J. Conley, S. … [Read more...]
Aquinas’s Vision of Divine and Human Happiness
August 9, 2013 by Fr. John Navone, SJ
St. Thomas Aquinas reminds us that only the pure of heart see God without distortion ... Sharing the mind and heart of Christ, we share the eternal happiness of his vision. Holy Trinty by Rubens We all have some vision or other of God … [Read more...]
Questions Answered
For August 2013
August 8, 2013 by Fr. Brian Mullady, OP
Is there another theory of the origin of the Synoptic Gospels besides Marcan (or "Markan") priority? How important is the ceremony in the liturgy? Authors of the Synoptic Gospels: Saints Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Question: Is ther … [Read more...]
Recovering the Christian Tradition: Self-denial & Self-fulfillment
August 7, 2013 by Fr. Val J. Peter
It is time now, on the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, to focus the light on the recovery of the riches of the Christian message regarding self-fulfillment and self-denial ... to enrich the new culture with the old. Christ and the Woman … [Read more...]
St. Joseph, “blessed spouse of Mary”
August 2013 Editorial
August 5, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Scripture and sacred tradition do not tell us too much about Joseph. Yet, all we need to know is that the heart of his life beats between Mary and Jesus, how he found his truest self between our Lady and her God. St. Joseph and the Baby … [Read more...]
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