More than just preparing for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas, the Church reminds us that during Advent we are also to prepare for Christ’s
Abstract It is well known that Biblical Hebrew is the historically most preserved and genuine fossil of the unknown today Proto-Semitic language. This is evidently
In this lovely but challenging holiday season of get-togethers, parties, and family meals, most of us will be of necessity faced with possibly uncomfortable questions
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the
I wish to encourage all Christians to begin their day, prayer and all activities, with the sign of the Cross; praying in the Name of
Throughout most of the last 2,000 years, Christians have considered homosexual activity a sin. Could Jesus’ opinion on homosexual activity differ from this? Homosexual activity
One of the joys in living in an area like the Diocese of Knoxville, which is approximately 3 percent Catholic, is that there are many
There is a stone building called “Mary’s House” near the ancient city of Ephesus (modern-day Turkey) on a hillside named “Nightingale”. The house is simple,
Either the Catholic is archaic, outdated, and old-fashioned, or s/he has hold over a genuine understanding. The Church has always taught that the dignity of
I am only speaking out now about the scandals in the Church because I remained silent before and contributed to the growth of the pernicious
St. Paul tells us that love is greater than faith and hope (1 Corinthians 13:13). He also says that one could have the power to
Our purpose in writing this article was our modest desire and, somehow, our burning ecclesial obligation to expose some fundamental and yet simple truths hidden
Speaking at a Gates Foundation event in New York, French President Emanuel Macron recently said that the reason some African women have large families is
In the first installment in this series I briefly outlined a traditional argument from the Catholic philosophical tradition for the immateriality and, therefore, immortality of
Many of us are aware of the current divisions among Catholics regarding the papacy of Pope Francis. On the one hand there are orthodox Catholics
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A
The last couple months have certainly been depressing for a lot of Catholics. It brings to mind the title of a musical stage play from
The question addressed in this essay is: Does an analysis based on Bayes’ theorem nudge an agnostic toward belief? It is the second of two
News reports detailing the abuse and cover-up of abuse by priests and leading Shepherds in the Church have been ubiquitous of late. Many have weighed
Earlier this summer my wife and I became friends with a young person, about the same age as us, who let us know that they
Friends and acquaintances are asking us what to make of the recent disclosures about abuse within Holy Mother Church. We seemingly hear about it or
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? (Luke 5:23) As a parishioner in the Diocese of