For July 5, July 12, July 19, and July 26 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 5, 2026 Readings: Zechariah 9:9–10 • Psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14 • Romans 8:9, 11–13 • Matthew 11:25–30 bible.usc … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2026
St. Maria Goretti: A Saint in Need of Revisiting
Nearly everyone has experienced the principle behind the game of “telephone”: i.e. frequent repetition from one person to another lends itself to distortions. On a larger scale, this means that the most popular people, stories, etc. are oft … [Read more...]
Climbing the Mountain of Carmel
In the thirteenth century, a small band of lay hermits settled on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel. They were former pilgrims, merchants, penitents, and soldiers who wanted to live a simple, quiet life centered on the Gospels and … [Read more...]
Unfolding Grace: Summarizing and Comparing the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law
Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas, in his summa theologiae, distinguishes three types of law: the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law. While there are more laws than these, these particular laws each present not only truth and law, but … [Read more...]
The Angry Prophet and God’s Hesed
A Psychological Critique of Jonah
Historical questions aside, the book of Jonah lends itself to a plurality of interpretations and resists simple explanations. As with Job, one of the many messages of Jonah is that we do not know how God works.[1. One should recall Isaiah … [Read more...]
Maximizing the Benefits of Christ-Centered Counseling
Introduction Christ-centered counseling is a cyclical step-by-step procedure designed to initiate, promote, and maintain positive, healthy change. It holds out hope that gains made in counseling can be retained without serious backsliding. … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – July 2026
The Error of the Fundamental Option Theory Question One: What is the notion of the fundamental option theory in Catholic moral theology and why do we as Catholics reject it? Answer: The notion of the “fundamental option” emerged in mor … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – July 2026
Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theory, and Practice. By Alex Fogleman. Reviewed by Kayla Brion. (skip to review) Bread Grows in Winter. By Ida Friederike Görres. Translated by Jennifer S. Bryson. Reviewed by Rev. Dillon Vita. ( … [Read more...]
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