Archives
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The Resurrection and Evangelization
The Resurrection of Christ is the most important event in history, both world history, and our history. Without it, our lives are hopelessly confined to this world.
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Holy Saturday
St. Cyril of Jerusalem spoke of this night that was as bright as day, and Constantine the Great added unprecedented splendor to its brilliancy by a profusion of lamps and enormous torches.
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The Way of the Cross
The Way of the Cross on Good Friday at St. Thomas à Becket Parish with Father Sabbath
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Did Jesus Make the Apostles Priests at the Last Supper?
Most Catholics are aware that Holy Thursday commemorates Jesus’ Last Supper as the first Mass. But what some miss is that Holy Thursday also celebrates Jesus’ institution of the ministerial priesthood.
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Three Self Isolations that Changed the World
St. Paul is an example of someone who didn’t waste his time while he was locked down and he was reaching out to people.
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My First Year of Priesthood: Scandals, Viruses, and the Holy Spirit
Being in the boat with Jesus, even if the waters are terrifyingly tempestuous, is better than jumping ship. God is in the boat and I am not a good swimmer.
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The Timing of Jesus’ Trial
For some the gospel narratives aren’t historically reliable because they apparently contradict each other in certain places.
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Saint Matthew
A Jewish tax collector for the Romans, Matthew would have been considered impure and socially unacceptable by the Jewish community.
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Non-Catholic Q&A w/ Bishop Barron
Why do Catholics need to confess their sins to a priest, and not directly to God? Why do priests have to be celibate?