The Torn CurtainMay 5th, 2021-During the time of Christ, the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was on 40 acres. The Temple building itself was 150 feet by 150 feet. Within… Read More ››
A Fundamental BondApril 30th, 2021-“A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter. He that as found one has found a treasure. There is nothing so precious as a faithful friend… Read More ››
Solid FoodApril 5th, 2021-For many Catholics, the Letter to the Hebrews is an unknown text. Yet it is one of the most meaningful Scriptural writings. It has much… Read More ››
Life is SweetDecember 7th, 2020-There is a little-known song titled “Sad Heart.” As far as I know, the only performer who recorded this song is Harry Belafonte. A lyric… Read More ››
Fidelity to fidelityOctober 8th, 2020-A Catholic existentialist philosopher named Gabriel Marcel is not generally well-known. Yet, many of his ideas are captivating. Gabriel Marcel was born in Paris on… Read More ››
We are the sum of our relationshipsSeptember 8th, 2020-If we examine our personal histories, we will find a story of relationships. In a real sense, we are the sum of our relationships. The… Read More ››
The New CreationJune 8th, 2020-“Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth” (Revelation 21:1) My childhood Catholicism involved the belief that unbaptized children could not go to… Read More ››
Demands of CharityMay 8th, 2020-“Life is a chance of learning how to love” (A.E. Brooke). When he was very ill, St. Francis of Assisi asked that a message be… Read More ››
Difficult QuestionsFebruary 8th, 2020-Many people are apparently untroubled by difficult questions regarding the meaning, value and direction of their lives. Most of us seem to go about our… Read More ››
God Doesn’t ExplainJanuary 21st, 2021-The religion I grew up with had a preoccupation with saving one’s soul, avoiding hell, shortening purgatory. Religion was identified with rules, regulations, customs. A… Read More ››
Dissolution into the UniverseApril 29th, 2020-Atheism has emerged in our times as an outlook held by many people from diverse backgrounds, especially the young. The claim is made that atheism… Read More ››
Time changes the places that knew usMarch 24th, 2020-March is such a welcome month. There is the quickening that glows with promise, life triumphant. The first migrant robins and red-winged blackbirds arrive, and… Read More ››
Immortal DiamondJanuary 30th, 2020-In Farmingdale, Long Island, there is a cemetery named St. Charles. It is a vast cemetery, an immense necropolis. Row upon row of gravestones with… Read More ››
SeptemberSeptember 20th, 2019-“In the soft light of an autumnal day, When Summer gathers up her robes of glory, And like a dream of beauty glides away.” (Sarah Whitman,… Read More ››