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Friends, we continue reading from the sixth chapter of John, this pivotal section of the New Testament where John lays out his Eucharistic theology. And we come today to the rhetorical high point of this discourse, where things really come to a head. It is the ground of the doctrine […]
In this video, we examine the relationship between Enlightenment atheistic thought and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Header image: Historia Ecclesiastica via YouTube.com
Friends, we’re continuing our reading of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John, which is all about the Eucharist. And here’s my take on our reading for today: A long trip by car or plane can be uncomfortable, even overwhelming. But we’re heading somewhere else; we’re on a journey. […]
Description: Friends, in the midst of our country’s great Eucharistic Revival, we continue our reading of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. And this week, I want to reflect on a line that names something so spiritually basic: “Do not work for food that perishes but for the […]
Friends, over 83 percent of Americans still believe in miracles, but what, specifically, are miracles? What are the grounds for believing in them, especially for non-eye witnesses? In the Catholic context, who has the authority to deem an event miraculous? Should Catholics incorporate devotions to Church-approved supernatural events like apparitions […]
Dr. Mary Healy, professor of Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, editor of the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, and consultor to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, addresses concerns and questions about the gift of tongues in the life of the Catholic […]
Source: Bishop Robert Barron via YouTube.com. Friends, we come to the great Feast of Corpus Christi—the Body and Blood of Christ. This year, as the Church in the US is going through a lengthy Eucharistic Revival, it’s good for us once again to turn to this greatest of sacraments. What […]
Premiered on 11 May 2024 Bishop Barron’s Sunday SermonsFriends, today we come to the wonderful Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Like the disciples in our first reading, we often want to ask the Lord, “When is all of this going to come to fruition? What’s it all about? […]
Source: Fr. Mark Goring, CC via YouTube.com Fr. Mark Goring on human sexuality and the scriptural view of marriage. Header image: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
“All the aspirations which the prayer of other religions expresses are fulfilled in the reality of Christianity beyond all measure.” This ecclesial document was written in 1989 by the then-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Ratzinger, who would later become Pope Benedict XVI. Ratzinger was […]
Source: Catholic Culture Audiobooks via YouTube The Angelic Doctor’s very own sermon on how to detect false prophets. Beware! LINKS Article on Aquinas’ preaching style: “What Lessons Do Thomas Aquinas’ Sermons Hold For Modern Preachers?” https://www.hprweb.com/2017/06/what-l… Translation courtesy of Catholic University of America Press: https://www.hfsbooks.com/books/the-ac… SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks […]
Source: Bishop Robert Barron via YouTube. Friends, we continue our celebration of the Easter season on this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. Mercy, St. Thomas Aquinas says, is compassion in regard to someone else’s suffering; thus, God’s mercy is his compassion reaching out to us precisely in our […]