Father Talks Too Fast

Every church eventually has a folding chair Mass. Maybe the pews are being repaired. Maybe it's a full renovation. Hopefully it's no...

The man had asked succinctly,  "Will only a few be saved?" but Jesus' answer was quite long. If we focus merely on the questio...

baptism > plunge in > passion/death > cross > sign of contradiction > division not peace > family confrontations  

Is there any variant of the story of Abraham and Isaac that doesn't make God look bad and Abraham complicit in evil? If no, what does th...

The homily Saturday night was long and confusing. So I rewrote it for Sunday morning such that it would merely be long. 😂😅 (Actually, it i...

The Jews believed in sola gratia ("by grace alone"). Paul believed in  sola gratia . Catholics believe in  sola gratia .  This was...

When Jesus takes the most basic duties of the most essential institutions—duties that surpass even the most bedrock religious obligations of...