Just over a week ago the supposedly Catholic governor of the state of Washington signed into law legislation requiring Catholic priests to violate the Seal of the Confessional in some cases; if they fail to...
“Brain death,” or death by neurological criteria is a legal fiction that is refuted by sound medicine, philosophy, and theology. As I will substantiate in this paper and I substantiated in my previous paper in...
In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death… (Hebrews 5:7) This powerful statement underlines forcefully...
The preface of this Second Sunday of Lent tells us the reason why, on a high mountain, Jesus gave to his three closest disciples a preview of his glory. It was to help them live through what was about to happen on...
The following should be a very important question: what is our reaction to what Paul and Barnabas tell us in the Acts of the Apostles (14:21-27)? It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the Kingdom of...
Years ago, a friend told me of a trying time in her life. After being diagnosed with skin cancer, her physicians recommended that she receive treatment at a renowned skin cancer center. Upon arriving there, her...
How large is our universe? In his children’s book, Is the Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is?, author Robert Wells tries to help young people begin to understand this concept. The blue whale is the largest animal on...
Did any of you register that Paul and Barnabas (Acts 14: 22) said something quite objectionable, questionable, and controversial? They told us that it is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the Kingdom...
One of the recurrent themes concerning the Diary of St Faustina is surely her close relationship with the conversion of sinners. In fact, from what we read from the Diary it clearly appears that she...
Just over a week ago the supposedly Catholic governor of the state of Washington signed into law legislation requiring Catholic priests to violate the Seal of the Confessional in some cases; if they fail to report to...
“Brain death,” or death by neurological criteria is a legal fiction that is refuted by sound medicine, philosophy, and theology. As I will substantiate in this paper and I substantiated in my previous paper in the...
Since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, more than 11,400 Ukrainians have sought refuge in Australia. All in all, Ukrainian refugees have largely been met with empathy. The Labor government expedited humanitarian...
During the American Revolutionary War, a distinguished gentleman in civilian clothing observed a corporal in the uniform of the Continental Army ordering his men to move a large beam. Because it was very heavy and the...
Just after Easter Sunday 1994, a group of spectators gathered on the roof of the Launch Control Center at Cape Canaveral to witness the launch of STS-59, the official mission given the astronauts who would ride space...
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most memorial films was his 1944 classic, Lifeboat, which depicted eight survivors adrift in a boat after their ship had been sunk by a Nazi submarine. Their story is one of courage, self...
Just over a week ago the supposedly Catholic governor of the state of Washington signed into law legislation requiring Catholic priests to violate the Seal of the Confessional in some cases; if they fail to report to...
One of the recurrent themes concerning the Diary of St Faustina is surely her close relationship with the conversion of sinners. In fact, from what we read from the Diary it clearly appears that she...
India was part of the British Empire for many years, and it was customary for young men in both the British royal family, and royalty from India itself, to serve in the army stationed there. There was one Indian prince...
Now that Pope Francis has gone to the House of the Father, it is normal, logical and natural to ask the pivotal question: After Francis’ charismatic pontificate, in which direction will the Church move? As a...
A woman named Angela had a strained relationship with her elderly father, and when her mother died, she was unsure how much attention and support she owed to her surviving parent. He had always been gruff, stubborn, and...
After Easter, the Church reads the Acts of the Apostles as a narrative of the immediate early Church. The book is a history of the apostles’ missionary journeys after Christ’s Ascension. The challenge in...
As the late Christopher Hitchens wrote in his book, Mortality, we are all born to die. There is no escaping this truth. As the Bible says, we all owe God one death. It was 18th century writer Samuel...
Easter is the most festive season of the Liturgical Year. It is a time of both joy and remembrance. It can easily be a time to lose focus as Spring begins and things start to get busy. Just as we are meant to keep a...
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