I’m not sure about you, but I know several people who got some form of e-reader this Christmas. Since Christmas, Amazon has reported that the third generation Kindle is the website’s best selling product…ever! I got the Kindle for my birthday back in September and I really enjoy it. I love having all my books, including the Bible, on one … Read More
Thank God for Eternal Life!
Those of us who fight for the right to life of every human being on this earth must also remember to be joyfully aware that this life, as beautiful as it may be, is not our ultimate end. Though we fight for truth and freedom in our beloved country, it remains but an earthly dwelling place, a temporary homeland where … Read More
James Foley, Prayer and Interior Freedom
The persecution of Christians and other innocent civilians half a world away suddenly hit close to home for Americans this week with news that kidnapped journalist James Foley had been beheaded by members of the Islamic State. In the wake of his death, a letter has emerged from Foley to his alma mater, Marquette University. In it, he wrote of … Read More
When the Joy of Faith is Gone
In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Although you have not seen him you love … Read More
Theology of the Body: Extended Now Available!
A few years ago, Susan Windley-Daoust reached out to me about reviewing a chapter in her forth coming book Theology of the Body, Extended: The Spiritual Signs of Birth, Impairment and Dying. For obvious reasons, she was interested in my thoughts on the chapter on “The Theology of the Impaired Body”. You can read a few excerpts and some of … Read More
What Makes the Body Beautiful?
Emily Stimpson continues her look at the Theology of the Body in a slightly different way than it is traditionally presented: [W]hat makes a body beautiful is how well it loves. That’s not pious claptrap. It’s the simple reason why people walked away from Mother Teresa fully convinced that they’d just met the most beautiful woman in the world. Her … Read More
Having Children Has Made Jim Gaffigan a “Better Man”
This is a really beautiful quote from Jim Gaffigan: “I watch the faces of single people in their twenties after I bring up that I ‘have children.’ I imagine them taking a small step backward as if to avoid contagion, with a look of ‘Sorry to hear that’ on their face. Like I naively volunteered to contract leprosy, forever quarantining … Read More
One Small Voice Making a Big Difference
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. -Galadriel, Lord of the Rings Kurt Kondrich writes about his daughter Chloe (shown here with PA Gov. Tom Corbett): Today there is a tiny hidden world of beautiful human beings with Down syndrome hidden in the womb who are being targeted and eliminated because a lost, misguided culture has … Read More
TOB Tues: TOB for Kids?
Amid the ongoing debate in the Catholic blogosphere about proper and effective sex education, I came across this post from Dr. Gregory Popcak on whether it’s appropriate to teach the Theology of the Body to children 10 years old or younger. He’s responding to Elizabeth Duffy who thinks that TOB is too complex for young kids. Popcak disagrees saying, “Teaching … Read More
Stay A While With Christ and Him Crucified
Hey, where are you going? It’s not Easter, yet. “Stay a while. Do not hurry by the cross on your way to Easter joy, for we know the risen Lord only through Christ and him crucified.” (Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, Death on a Friday Afternoon). image: The Lamentation, Peter Paul Rubens c. 1609 Jason Hall reminds us that, “It is … Read More