Hell Yes!
James Hooper
July 17, AD2018
No Comments
Many in the Church have made serious assertions that we can have a reasonable hope that at the Final Judgement Hell will be empty –
Practical Advice on Sharing the Faith
James Hooper
June 25, AD2018
No Comments
Faith is the belief in something intangible, something invisible – and it’s the hardest thing to relay in words to those who don’t believe, or
Give Me A Hand: Let’s Return to the Reverence Our Lord Deserves
James Hooper
April 2, AD2018
21 Comments
If you enjoy controversial topics, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I will take on one of the most contentious, emotional and
Rebellion or Reverence: A Consideration for the Church
James Hooper
February 25, AD2018
2 Comments
Even in this time of Lent in the Church, the world rolls on without any serious attention to God. Even within the Church, we often
Fat Bombs and God
James Hooper
January 28, AD2018
5 Comments
In the spiritual life, we are pitted against the world, the flesh, and the devil. Its warfare and our opponents manifest in many ways, some
Persevering This Christmas
James Hooper
December 20, AD2017
2 Comments
In the first weeks of Advent, my intellect and faith have been assaulted by many things going on outside and inside the Church. Its been
Discipline, Doctrine and Amoris
James Hooper
December 1, AD2017
4 Comments
It is very easy to get lost in the complexity of the Catholic faith. Among the faithful, and those on the outside, or not-so-faithful, it
Tough Conversations, Hard Choices: Staying on the Path
James Hooper
October 24, AD2017
2 Comments
In today’s P.C. (politically correct) world, one of the greatest perceived offenses is to impose one’s morality on someone else or give the appearance of
Church History: The Four Horsemen of Apologetics
James Hooper
March 1, AD2017
1 Comment
Sharing the Catholic faith with our separated brothers and sisters can be a challenge, especially when there isn’t a shared understanding of early Church history.
Rosary Reflections: A Renewed Call to Prayer
James Hooper
January 29, AD2017
1 Comment
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody comes to the father except by me.” He identified himself elsewhere as a
Amoris and the Dubia: The Controversies Explained
James Hooper
December 29, AD2016
10 Comments
Some Catholics may be unaware of, or are possibly confused by, the controversy following the release of Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia, and the new letter and dubia
New Mass, Old Mass: Savor the Fullness
James Hooper
November 29, AD2016
3 Comments
I am a relative newcomer to the Traditional Latin Mass, the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. My family and I first attended this form
Trump is the Better Moral Choice
James Hooper
October 26, AD2016
19 Comments
By the time you read my next article, either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be elected to the office of President of the United
Trump Is in the House
James Hooper
September 29, AD2016
62 Comments
In my last article, “Welcome to the House of Moral Dilemma,” I presented the many reasons why a serious Catholic in good faith could not
Welcome to the House of Moral Dilemma
James Hooper
August 27, AD2016
47 Comments
I am totally astonished how any Catholic, professing to be faithful, could vote for Hillary Clinton. No amount of mental gymnastics has allowed me to
The Eucharist: Lord, Help Our Unbelief
James Hooper
July 29, AD2016
16 Comments
A few months back I attended a Confirmation ceremony at a local parish. Of course, we were all very proud of the confirmandi, especially as
Our Lady of Guadalupe and the New Evangelization
James Hooper
June 30, AD2016
5 Comments
According to Internet lore, Hillary Clinton once visited Mexico City and the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During her visit, as she examined
Prayer to the Saints: One in The Body
James Hooper
June 1, AD2016
1 Comment
One of the major criticisms that Catholics often receive from most Protestants and others outside of the faith is that we worship the saints. The
Where are You, God?
James Hooper
May 6, AD2016
7 Comments
“Where are you, God?” many ask these days. He’s certainly hard to see in the utter chaos of today’s world. He’s hard to detect in
False Extremes Part 2: Tradition and The Word
James Hooper
April 7, AD2016
No Comments
In Part 1 of this series on false dichotomies and extreme positions, we reviewed the false idea of Sola Scriptura, and the question of “Who
St. Mary of Victories: The Hidden Heart of Catholic St. Louis
James Hooper
March 12, AD2016
3 Comments
Have you ever driven by a building for years and never given a moment of thought to what history might have transpired there? My
False Extremes Part 1: The Case of the Missing “Both-And”
James Hooper
February 5, AD2016
5 Comments
One of the things I’ve noticed in my many discussions with those who are separated from the Catholic faith is the recurrence of a variety of
