I do think one of the things that is lacking today is the mental space, and permission to contemplate one’s life, and the meaning of
There was corruption within the Church prior to the Protestant Reformation. A great deal of it had to be addressed by the Council of Trent
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
Something that is often misunderstood about St. Thomas Aquinas’ philosophical psychology is his definition of the will and the intellect. Although he calls the will
Whoever is the main character in your own story (life) is your “god” or “object of worship.” Now, consider it normal for fallen humans, due
A gospel without Kindness is a twisted sort of thing. But do not confuse niceness with kindness. Kindness is a kind of generosity toward another.
The Incarnation is the marriage of God to every aspect of our humanity. He touches every moment of human life – from its conception to
God is not an ideology — nor is He reducible to a moral code. He is a community of Divine Persons and His Identity is
According to Aquinas, the sin of pride is always rooted in the proposition of a lie that generates a fear. So in order to address
A Few thoughts on healing and reconciliation in general. What obscures the process of healing and reconciliation is often a bad spirit. St. Paul, as
When Christ “permitted” the demons to enter into the swine, according to Aquinas, Jesus teaches us a few things. First that Christ did not follow
For all of those who have a past with sin, or may be struggling with the embarrassment of that reality right now, I’d like you
The Church is not called to micromanage consciences – because a conscience is a throne for Christ living in a unique way in the individual,
A great push has been put together within the Church towards a reinvigorated attempt to “evangelize” which is a Mission of the Church. This must
A lack of wisdom often occurs to us based upon our own personal hermeneutics. What I mean by “personal hermeneutics” is the pre-established categories/language by
I’ve witnessed the most holy, orthodox Catholics have their minds warped by temptation and darkness, where they have fallen into sin they previously believed to
There is a fellow named Bernie Kraus who records nature sounds for films and television. When he began recording nature sounds in 1968, in order
St. Thomas has an interesting statement about the Eucharist that I’ve been thinking about for sometime, and feel as though has been validated by my
Aquinas on pedagogy of children: I just read something very interesting from St. Thomas Aquinas pertaining to the order of teaching children in the matter
A lot of people have been posting about how to deal with others who believe in conspiracy theories… it’s been on my mind, because some
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, natural virtue (justice, prudence, temperance and courage, and all the subset virtues) are acquired virtues. Acquired virtues are those good-habits
