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How Can Jesus Command Us to Love Our Enemies?
Today’s gospel reading has Jesus exhorting His followers to love their enemies, contrasting this with Jewish and pagan teaching. . There are two places mentioned in scripture that Jesus’ followers express dismay at the difficulty of His teaching: consuming Him in the Eucharist (Jn 6:66) and His ban on divorce (Mt 19:10). If there were […]... Read More
Christmas in the Mosaic of Jesus’ Human Life
Christmas is a milestone in the human life of Jesus, but not its beginning. Taking on a human nature, God shows us the entirety of the human lifecycle. The baby Jesus, who is the second Person of God taking on a human nature, is but one point in the maturity of the great mosaic of Jesus' human life.... Read More
Divine, Deceitful, or Delusional
Combining logic with history, the great Incarnation manifested at Christmas is reasonable to even non-Christians.... Read More
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
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
Today’s Gospel Demonstrates John 14:6
Today’s gospel (Mt 11:2-11) speaks of Jesus curing the lame, giving sight to the blind, and raising the dead. Basically, He is revealing who He said He was in Jn 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.”... Read More
Lament of St. Nicholas
What happens when St. Nicholas scope out the world's children in our culture of death?... Read More
#13: “[He] rose again on the third day” – The Resurrection of Jesus
Our thirteenth videocast episode on the series, The Creed: Beneath the Surface.
We delve into the awe-inspiring meaning of Christ's resurrection, and how it affects us.... Read More
The Creed: Beneath the Surface, #10: “For us men and for our salvation He came down from Heaven”
Why do we use 'up' and 'down' verbiage when referring to heaven and hell? Isn't it archaic, especially with our understanding of space and geology? And what exactly do we mean by 'salvation'? Delve with us beneath the surface on these and other questions.... Read More
The Creed, Beneath the Surface: One Lord Jesus Christ
The 5th episode in the series "The Creed, Beneath the Surface", focusing on the line in the Nicene Creed: (I believe in) one Lord Jesus Christ. Join Paul and John as they discuss and define these three words, in order to understand better the second Person of God.... Read More
Who Is Mary?
Fun and informative. The Bts crew all together.... Read More
The Paradox of Love
This week’s mass readings have been focusing on the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus shocks the world with His wisdom, as He continues to do today. Anger, lust, greed, dishonesty, and ultimately idolatry, are condemned as violating the natural moral law and causing barriers to happiness and union with God. There’s much to ponder […]... Read More