of the human person from conception until natural death
I want to let you know about some recent webinars that provide excellent information regarding the assisted suicide debate. Most are from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (the group that brought…
Beginning this Monday, September 9th! This wonderful event has done much to pray for those who are sick and suffering and to strengthen our efforts to prevent the legalization of…
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Year B ~ Mark 4:35-41 This week’s Gospel marks the beginning of a chapters-long section that stretches between the teaching of chapter 4 and…
In the Hebrew Bible, there is one Book of Kings (Heb. Sefer Melakim) and, as one scroll, it was initially only consonants; only after 600 AD were vowel points added.…
In the New Testament, the word basileia can be translated by “kingship” (abstract noun), “kingdom” (concrete noun) or “reign” (action noun). The Kingdom of God lies ahead of us. It…
Chapter five of Saint Matthew’s Gospel can be divided into two parts: the Beatitudes, coupled with the similes of salt and light (Mt 5:1-16) and a second part that focuses…
Prophecy Relating Fulfillment: 1st Reading & the Gospel Prior to today’s Gospel, Jesus had just called the Twelve to be His apostles and, then, the Lord engaged in His first…
In the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, devotion to the Sacred Heart is described this way, “Understood in the light of the Scriptures, the term ‘Sacred Heart of…
Nature and dignity 