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The Bottom Line Commandment

In today’s gospel, Jesus separates the sheep from the goats – in principle – with one simple line: “If you love me you will keep my commandments” (Jn 14:15). We can infer that those who don’t, won’t. Since this fundamental precept is the difference in one’s eternal destiny between Heaven from Hell, it’s imperative that […]... Read More
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The Sacrilege of Consummation without Covenant

With regard to covenants, it’s an essential and moral imperative that full and irrevocable consent precedes real union of the parties involved. For example: Jesus consented to the Father in the garden of Gethsemane (Lk 22:42) before He gave Himself completely on the cross; Christians give their total consent (sometimes through parents & godparents) to […]... Read More
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The Sad 5-Step Process of Our Day

Too many people today are fed with physical food but not spiritual food; formed in the mundane sciences but not the sacred sciences. The result is a post-Christian era in which, sadly, most people are forced to endure a trying five-step process: 1) Being raised by agnostic parents and/or receiving abysmal catechesis from the church […]... Read More

Choosing a False Marriage over the Eternal One

Whoever chooses an invalid marriage over God rationalizes temporary satisfaction at the expense of true happiness and eternal joy. To the baptized who become members of Christ’s bride, freely and knowingly choosing the false marriage is a rejection of one’s everlasting marriage to Christ. It’s truly an irrational choice that objectively, without repentance, is also […]... Read More
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Pope Francis?

John Paul II and Benedict XVI represented Catholicism unusually well. Nevertheless, bad popes are still popes, just like a bad father remains your father, regardless. Jesus as Head of His body the Church is ultimately in control, not the one to whom He gives the keys as successor of St. Peter. The prime minister can […]... Read More

2 Kinds of Anti-Christian Humanism

There are two kinds of anti-Christian humanists today: those who hate the truth, and those who like it in theory but think it’s too difficult to live. The first kind rejects the natural order created by the Father; the second kind rejects the supernatural order won by the Son. The first kind is angry and […]... Read More