"A scrap of knowledge about exalted things is worth more than any amount about trivialities." St. Thomas Aquinas

Sometimes you keep saying it and saying it, but people look at you like you are nuts, then God comes along and grants a grace so that you...

A convert to the Catholic faith once asked me why the Mass is so structured and does not have more flexibility. He had come from a...

I was once a part of a Presbyterian denomination (there are many). During that time I held to the doctrine of "predestination"....

What sins will make a person end up in Hell? Most people will answer similarly and name off what are, in their minds, a few biggies. What...

Have you ever had anyone tell you that Catholics believe that they are saved by works and protestants believe they are saved by faith? It...

Thirty years ago, when I was in protestant seminary, there was a student in one of my preaching classes who got a low grade on a sermon...

"When lust was served it became habit, and when habit was not resisted it became necessity." St. Augustine

Someone once called at the Church and said he had been away from the Church for about 30 years and wanted to return. I told him I would...

Everyone interprets the world around them with a certain set of presuppositions. Most people are unaware of what their presuppositions...

I finished reading a book recently about marriage. It discussed the many problems in today's Catholic marriages, and gave some good...

Someone sent around a picture recently of (probably) a protestant sitting at a table with about 10 to 12 books laid out in front of him....

A husband once asked me whether it was ok to tell his wife that her dress looked great when it did not. I had to give him the Church's...

After my post last Saturday where I encouraged Catholics (especially, Bishops, liturgists and theologians) to ask the question as to...

"We must often draw the comparison between time and eternity. This is the remedy of all our troubles. How small will the present moment...

Is it possible for something to be valid (a true and effective action), and yet illicit (done in an illegal manner)? Yes, it certainly...

"I'm just telling you exactly what the Bible says. This is not my word, but just God's own truth." A man in an online video I watched...

I said Mass yesterday (privately again--long story!), and used the Mass for in a "Time of Civil Disturbance". In this Mass, we pray for...

Is the majority always right? In fact, I hope you already know, that very often the majority is wrong. Deciding things by a majority vote...

I say morning, mid-day, and evening prayer every day. It is the minimum requirement for Priests in the Ordinariate. Almost every time I...