The Garden Redeemed: A Quiet Saturday
Joseph of Arimathaea came and took the body away. He was joined by Nicodemus, who brought with him a mixture of myrrh and aloes. They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it, with the spices, in strips… Read More
Faith as Struggle and Mother Mary as Comfort
Three years later, this essay rings just as true. Still struggling, still relying. . . Of those I admired most—that is, the Catholics who bore witness to all of the love and best of Christianity—they each held a… Read More
Ten Guidelines for Studying Catholic Theology
“By Grace Alone” Ten Truths of Roman Catholic Theological Study Theology is often the study of what we do not know. In theology, it is easier to disprove than to prove. Therefore, we begin by studying what we… Read More
Golgotha: The Meaning of the Journey
My children, when you were little, we used sometimes to go for walks in our pine woods. In the open fields, you would run along by yourselves. But you used instinctively to give me your hands as we… Read More
Further thoughts on the Massacre of Japanese Civilians, August 1945
Thanks to Winston Elliott III for reposting my three-year old piece on American crimes against Japanese civilians. I must admit, I never cease to wonder at the responses that come as a defense of U.S. actions. The only… Read More
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