In the Old Testament, sins were forgiven through sacrifice. That sounds rather basic, but consider what a sacrifice means. It means that the sinner must
Some people are atheists because they don’t believe in God. Other people are atheists because they don’t want to believe in God. If someone has
It struck me the other day that these First Readings during Lent all have a common theme: they tell the story of Salvation History through
We have heroes, models, favorite actors, artistes and celebrities. Sports-lovers like to wear clothes and kits that have the autographs of their sport heroes. They
We are pleased to share the better part of chapter 3 of Dr. Kwasniewski’s new book with Sophia Institute Press, “Treasuring the Goods of Marriage
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was prefigured in the sacrifices of the Old Testament, which had polyvalent significance. Animal and plant sacrifices were used
This article focuses on the vocation of motherhood and womanhood (looking also at fatherhood and manhood), in light of Mary’s role as Mother, Sister and
Zephaniah 3:14-18, Isaiah 12:2-6, Luke 1:39-56 Today, the Church invites us to recall the visitation of our Blessed Mother (pregnant with Christ) to her cousin
The Christian world celebrates Pentecost; this is a celebration which comes fifty days after Easter. The name Pentecost is derived from the Greek word Pentecoste,
Once upon a time, there was a man who was thrown into prison for publishing a comment about a bad government. His name was Maximilian
Saint Augustine said that evil was: “Non-being”; nothing. Tolkien illustrates this idea thoroughly in his characters from The Lord of The Rings – the Ringwraiths. Ringwraiths
This is a theological reflection on some principles found in our first reading this Sunday. It is a more theologically worded reflection than my homily
Glory is attractive, but the cross is repulsive; we love to arrive at a destination called glory, but we often reject the narrow and thorny
As Christians, we do go into a spiritual battle, and it’s anything but nostalgic if you’ve had to fight one. King David is an example
Recently I read that there are over 500 different prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament. I’m going to trust that statistic because I’m not
In this final part of the series of essays on the multivalency of Scripture, I will explore the three worlds of the text model. Essentially,
Saying the truth does not ipso facto mean you’ve loved another. It might, but not necessarily. Speaking the truth is an external act, and the
We have just celebrated two Marian feasts as a Church. Three weeks ago, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady. It was
Guest post by Melvyn Foo, Singapore. Talk to me about the truth of religion and I’ll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of
There are times in my life when I need to fall on my knees at the Lord’s feet and humbly ask for mercy. It has
An English proverb says, the highest treasures (values) cost no money and are priceless. Some years ago, some men were on their way home, and
