You Don’t Always Understand from the Outside Looking In

Sometimes you have to be part of the family in order to properly interpret what goes on within. . For example, every night neighbors would hear females voices screaming from a nearby house. They all interpreted it as spousal and/or child abuse, and after a week finally called the authorities. Turns out, a woman and […]... Read More

God and His Secondary Causes

Rational inconsistencies fascinate me. . The ancient world had a simple grasp of the universe that saw all phenomena as direct signs from God or the gods. . While almost all modern Christians willingly give credence to the notion that in the order of nature, God as first Cause uses secondary causes to bring about […]... Read More
Prayer

Why Not Just Pray Directly to God?

One of the most common errors about Catholicism that invariably pops up among non-Catholic Christians is often found in question form: . Why don’t Catholics just pray directly to God? . In short, Catholic DO pray directly to God. We just recognize the Church is a family. In the order of grace God is Father, […]... Read More