AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PASTOR: Preaching Jesus on Good Friday and other Holy Week considerations.
April 13, 2017
ST. JOHN PAUL II LIFE CENTER AWARDED “CHRIST BRINGS HOPE” AWARD
April 9, 2017
The “Christ Brings Hope” Award is an award presented by Relevant Radio to an American Catholic who has worked with extraordinary dedication to bring the good news and hope of Christ to all souls. This person exemplifies the virtues of charity, generosity, hope, apostolic zeal, and love for the Truth.
Prayer Changes Everything: The Jihadist Turned Christian
March 27, 2017
ISTANBUL — When 22 Christian refugees gathered in the basement of an apartment in Istanbul early on a recent Sunday afternoon, it was quickly clear that this was no ordinary prayer meeting. Several of them had Islamic names. There was an Abdelrahman and even a couple of Mohammads. Strangest of all, they jokingly referred to their host — one of the two Mohammads — as an irhabi.
Dwight Clark: NFL Superstar Announces Fight of his Life
March 21, 2017
If there are any doubts about whether everything in life–even your work–is integrated, Dwight Clark is one of the finest examples of the truth: YES! As he was on the football field—fearless, focused, pioneering, always giving his best game—so he is in his personal life, even in the midst of his most challenging obstacle yet: ALS.
Ludovic, Oksana, Loulia, Nastia
March 5, 2017
please pray Jesus for me to be luckier in life and to give me more success, also pray god for my friends named Oksana Nastia and Loulia in Kiev. Nastia is sick and poor and her mother Oksana is a widow. Sometimes she is very tense and aggressive. May God free her from all evil.…
Love casts out fear, a deeper look
March 5, 2017
A “psychic reader” near our church has a sign telling what bell to ring for her to open the door. If I ever have the chance, I shall ask why, if she has psychic abilities, does she need a doorbell? Superstition is a sin against holy religion, and one can look for meaning in numbers to the point of excess, which is one form of superstition. But God’s historical involvement with us seems intertwined with certain numerical configurations that can be hard to ignore. Foremost among them, of course, is the number seven, but there is also
Brave New World: Artificially created human embryos on the horizon?
March 3, 2017
While we Catholics and Christians—and all men and women throughout the world who embrace common sense, respect for human dignity and the immortality of the human soul—gasp in horror at newly released scientific experimentation, others trample on even the most basic of natural human ethical principles, those concerning human life itself. Here’s why. According to reports in the
Portugal Presents Vatican with Evidence for Beatification of Sr. Lucia
February 14, 2017
The country of Portugal gets involved in one of their own’s beatification process, namely Sr. Lucia, who was one of the three Fatima children.
Thomas Aquinas College to Open Branch Campus in New England
February 8, 2017
Weak Point: Shout!
February 7, 2017
In the margin of a public speaker’s manuscript was the notation: “Weak point. Shout.” Such is the rhetoric of those who place emotion over logic and make policy through gangs rather than parliaments. In Athens 2,400 years ago, Aristophanes described the demagogue as having “a screeching, horrible
2017 BRINGS EXCITEMENT, HOPE FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE
January 31, 2017
It was a calm New Year’s celebration at Vanessie Piano Bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Something my wife, Pat, and I have enjoyed for multiple years—to hear good music, enjoy good food and the city’s uniqueness. Mass was wonderful on New Year’s Day in the beautiful Cathedral.
HR 7 Permanently Stops Taxpayer Funding of Abortion: Passed U.S. House of Representatives 238 to 183. Now What?
January 25, 2017
The No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act (HR 7), introduced by Hon. Chris Smith, R-NJ, passed the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, January 24, 2017, with a 238 to 183 vote. This legislation would permanently ban taxpayer funding of abortion.
Golden Globes: What Happened to Gratitude and Role Models?
January 10, 2017
It’s so easy to be a hypocrite. Most times, all we have to do is open mouth, insert foot. Multi-award-winning, multi-million-dollar actress Meryl Streep, just proved the point. In accepting a Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes Monday night, she couldn’t wait to abuse the honor she’d been bestowed by her peers to rant…
Famed Catholic Economist Thomas Sowell’s Farewell Column
December 27, 2016
Thomas Sowell is one of the most incisive economists of our times and has been a weekly syndicated columnist for over a quarter of a century. This week he bids farewell to his readers to, at age 86, pursue other passions that include
Logan, age 11
December 17, 2016
DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW’S GRANDSON, LOGAN, 11 YEARS OLD, SUPPOSED TO BE TWELVE NEXT WEEK, IS VERY, VERY ILL, AND MAY NOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY! PLEASE, PLEASE PRAY REAL HARD FOR A MIRACLE HEALING!!! THANK YOU! Mrs. Jacqueline Marie Whittler
The Power of Story, and the Truest Most Wondrous of Stories
November 27, 2016
In the winter months, it would be salutary for people young and old to put down their iPods and other electronic devices and tell each other stories. Any subject will do, and I submit as an example the curious saga of the
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON APPOINTED TO INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC LIBERAL EDUCATION BOARD
November 22, 2016
VENTURA, CA—Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez has appointed Bishop Robert E. Barron to serve on the board of The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE), a Ventura-based nonprofit dedicated to serving Catholic educators nationwide through an understanding and appreciation for the riches of authentic Catholic education.
Crushing Defeat of Pro-Abortion Advocates: Now What? Watch Trump Victory Speech
November 9, 2016
In a crushing defeat for pro-abortion advocates, mainstream news reporters and their pollsters, Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States of America, and Michael Pence, the nation’s Vice President-elect. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” says Trump in his call for
Mel Gibson, Raymond Arroyo and a Thriving Catholic Business Club
October 25, 2016
Catholic business professionals of the Catholics at Work OC business club in Orange County, California, integrated more than business and faith this month. As part of a membership drive, the innovative club sponsored the an event that included a private screening of the film “Hacksaw Ridge,” a reception hosted by the Orange Catholic Foundation, and a live taping of “Storyented” with EWTN’
Frustrated with the Elections? Phoenix Priest Cuts Through the Noise
October 21, 2016
Amid ongoing WikiLeaks email revelations about such disturbing strategies that include “a Catholic Spring” cleaning, various character short-comings and more, a Catholic priest in Phoenix—Fr. John Lankeit at Sts Simon and Jude Cathedral—cuts through the noise. No names. Just clarity. The most