It is ironic today that the young protesters in the South remember so little history that someone has to show them the statues that they want to take down! For all practical purposes, Stonewall Jackson could have been a bricklayer or a mason. I used...
The Gospel passage from Matthew (15:21-28) reminds me of my favorite representation of the Crucifix: the one whose arms are perfectly horizontal, as to embrace the whole world. Similarly, the readings for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Is 56:1, 6...
For almost two millennia, Christianity has survived innumerable challenges from without, including heresies, schisms and philosophical “isms,” as well as more than a few challenges from within. But the most dangerous challenge of all may be one that...
Every so often you run across a group that one can really appreciate and admire. Catholic Athletes for Christ is one such group. CAC’s mission statement is a simple one – to serve Catholic athletes and share the Gospel of Christ in and through...
On a warm Thursday night during a recent heat wave, I craved a good old fashion hamburger. I have been eating so much turkey these last few years, I am starting to fear Thanksgiving. My eating a hamburger had to be experienced in a Pub. So I decided...
On July 4, 1776, American patriots proclaimed the Declaration of Independence. This document and subsequent events changed the history of the world. The Declaration of Independence expressed the inalienable rights of all men to “life, liberty, and...
“Social justice” is at the center of most political activism in contemporary America. It has provided arguments for the expansion of entitlement programs, for making the affluent “pay their fair share,” and more generally for “redistributing wealth...
Chapters 18 and 19 of First Kings speak as eloquently as any other book of the Bible about God’s absolute sovereignty. The prophet Elijah is “possessed” and “driven” by God’s sovereignty to the point of issuing an epic...
