Pope Paul VI

The Most Consequential Papacy in Modern Times

Today (May 29) is the optional memorial for Pope St. Paul VI. Although he wasn’t charismatic like John Paul II, brilliant like Benedict XVI, or vociferous and a bit contentious like Francis, his papacy may be the most consequential in centuries—for two reasons: the Novus Ordo and Humanae Vitae. These were explosions in worship and morality that led to polemical […]... Read More
Luminous Mysteries

Why the Luminous Mysteries?

Some Catholics may be a bit leery of the Luminous mysteries, since they were promulgated late in history (by Pope St. JPII), and that their addition causes a symbolic disparity with the ‘150’ psalms. Nonetheless, there are many riches that can be mined by meditating on the Luminous mysteries. Here are just a few examples […]... Read More

Atheism and the Uncaused Cause

If I were an atheist, I would probably reject big-bang cosmology, which assumes the universe had a beginning, and opt for the universe being eternal. However, I’d also know in my conscience how intellectually untenable that is. Since it’s demonstrated through observation and assessment that every object in the matter-space-time continuum has a cause, it’s […]... Read More
Love, fear

Does Love of God Exclude Fear of God?

I recently read about a journalist’s interview with a former Christian evangelist who recently served time in prison for immoral criminal behavior. He has since genuinely repented. A very important point of exchange came here: Interviewer: “At what point did you stop loving God?” Former evangelist: “I never stopped loving God. I stopped fearing God.” […]... Read More

The Underutilized Gift That Would End Abortion

There are three levels of horror with regard to abortion, the first two are the most common: Sensual. You see a baby in latter stages of gestation and recoil at the idea of abortion. Religious. Your faith holds that abortion is wrong, and you horror at so many violations of the fifth Commandment killing little […]... Read More
Worship

Worship and Sex are Fundamentally Linked

Today’s first reading in Acts 15 was on the council of Jerusalem, where Church authority declared Gentile converts must follow four fundamental ordinances. Three were about idolatry and one about marriage. Their exhortation concludes: “If you keep free of these you will do what is right” (Acts 15:29). I find it interesting that they mention […]... Read More

Avoiding Divorce through Faith and the Word

Divorce is often the result of a constant battle of the wills. What might be the remedy to this ailment? Scripture speaks of two important acts of faith, which can greatly impact one’s worldview and stave off marital rupture: 1. God’s will must always be top priority over one’s desires in all decision-making (Mt 6:33). […]... Read More
galaxy

E.T. Life and Christian Faith

There’s been a lot of chatter lately about whether there’s extra-terrestrial life in the universe. . Here are a few data points to consider: . • This question has never been divinely revealed, since God revealed only what is necessary for salvation. Nor can reason conclude definitively. • While the vastness of the universe is […]... Read More
culture of death

Is the Tide Finally Turning?

If you were the devil and sought the destruction of humanity, wouldn’t your goal be to create a culture of death world wide? As the demonic community of fallen angels has figured out, this can be accomplished in modern times through a simple three-step process. First, let’s look at it backwards. You cannot create an […]... Read More
man and woman

The True Double Standard

Is there a double standard between the sexes? Of course there is, as there should be. But it’s not in what the world means by ‘double-standard’. What the world means is that it’s more acceptable for one sex to sin than the other (as if that’s advantageous); and that’s ‘not fair’. The double-standard that is […]... Read More
masc-fem balance

Masc. and Fem. Psychological Approaches to Love

More on the masc. and fem. psychological approaches to life and love. C.S. Lewis once captured its spirit in Screwtape Letters with the following quote: “To a woman, unselfishness means taking trouble for others; to a man it means not giving trouble to others… the woman thinks of doing good deeds and the man of […]... Read More
Popes (last four)

Will the Secular Media Try to Make a Monster of Leo XIV?

The Luciferian media was able to create a false caricature of Benedict XVI due to his good pre-papal work as CDF director, and could magnify Francis’ ambiguous paradoxical messages into Leftist ideological dogma. Interestingly, however, they found it more difficult to create a monster out of John Paul II. My hope is that the legacy […]... Read More

The Senses, Heart, and Mind

The senses perceive what is temporal and transient. The heart is unsatisfied with this because it’s oriented to the eternal and unchanging. The mind can follow logical principles from the physical to the metaphysical, knowing all things temporary and transient are grounded in the eternal and unchanging. Faith bridges the divine and human, enabling the […]... Read More
Man up 2

What’s the Deal with the Lack of ‘Real Men’?

Women are publicly complaining that there aren’t enough “real men” today. A real man controls himself and his environment according to the true and good. This means taking responsibility and providing reliable leadership. . If men cannot control themselves they will never lead well. Yet, for 50 years men have been given little motivation to […]... Read More