14° Sunday After Pentecost
Why do Christians keep the 10 Commandments but not the kosher laws of Leviticus? What do the Irish have to do with the Galatians of Turkey? This and more on today's podcast.
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08, 2016
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08, 2016
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sorry for the repost, but I'm about to start traveling.
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08, 2016
Women’s Swimsuits
Just in time for the Olympics, I have some good things to say about the clothing of female athletes below, but you'll have to wait for that. Many of you know the historical roots of the bikini: French engineer Louis Réard worked in his mother's lingerie shop in the 1940s. There, he designed and got the word "bikini" from the name of the first post-bellum atomic-bomb site, Bikini Atoll, for obvious reasons. He tried to find a French model to first debut his invention in 1946, but he could not find one. He ultimately had to hire a stripper. It took a while for the bikini to catch on in the United States. As [...]
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08, 2016
12° Sunday After Pentecost
The Good Samaritan through the eyes of some old Church Fathers and a new saint's aphorism: "You did it to Me."
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08, 2016
Why the Birth of Jesus Rocked the World
https://youtu.be/uFzT0r5e0WE
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07, 2016
11th Sunday After Pentecost
How and Why does God answer our prayers? (Intro/Outro is the Lorica of St. Patrick by the Benedictines of Mary, Gower, Missouri.)
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07, 2016
Capitalizing “He” for Jesus
When I first read “Lord of the Rings” in high school, I skipped over all the elf and orc songs. I had no intention of ever learning elvish like a total weirdo, so I thought it wasn’t vital to the plotline. A few years later in University, I was doing my undergraduate at Boston College, and Dr. Peter Kreeft pointed out something I had never realized: For Tolkien, the elvish language was a Tolkienesque way of speaking in tongues. It turns out the Elf and Orc songs are among the most important parts of the entire book, for the songs were to communicate the unspoken essence of the race. This is because Tolkien [...]
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07, 2016
10th Sunday After Pentecost: The Gift of Tears
An ancient view of the gift of tears in light of today's Gospel, the Pharisee and the Publican.
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07, 2016
Why Love Mary? Part II of II
https://vimeo.com/175649878
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07, 2016
Women Saints’ Problems
I'm not sure who originally compiled this, but it is encouraging to know: You're not alone in your struggles. These are the women of the school of Christ crucified. (After writing this blog post last night, I woke up and realized I needed to add an important Nota Bene: The below listing of saints is not a green-light for women to be doormats. Most of these women tried to preserve their lives and even live normal lives. The list below is simply a way to push against the Calvinist idea that suffering is a sign of divine disfavor.) Abusive or Unfaithful Husbands Physical Abuse St. Rita of Cascia Verbal Abuse Bl. [...]