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Binary Beauty ‘He who has not the Church as Mother cannot have God as Father.’- Henri DeLubac My parish has two rather exquisite statues...

Ordering Our Courts ‘Beauty is the radiance of truth.’- Thomas Aquinas I love this Church. Strength and clarity for the day arises from...

How the Church Forms Conscience ‘However much Christianity may have failed during its history (and it has failed again and again...

Radiant Jesus Prepares Us for Himself We come into being through the spousal union of man and woman, and we are redeemed by that...

Radiant Jesus Names the Confused The young woman looked boyish but wanted Jesus. She was happy to engage a bit after the service. We...

Radiant Jesus Covers the Naked The Gospels refer to ‘harassed and helpless’ ones, which literally means people without skin, unprotected....

‘Real love is neither static nor uncritical. If there is any possibility at all of changing another person for the better, then it is...

‘The light shines in darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.’- John 1:5 The only good thing about Pope Francis’ confusing...

Part 1: Mistaken Identity Simon Kent Fung does. Believe the Church kills ‘gay’ people, that is, like Alana Chen on whom he based his...

October 11th-November 19th, 2023 ‘I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to Him’ (2 Cor....

‘By His wounds we are healed.”– Is. 53:5b I left my father in knots, an occasional but not unfamiliar experience in that season. I began...

I liked these guys but wouldn’t agree that they were ‘married.’ ‘Friends with benefits’ better described them. As we talked, it was clear...

Today marks both the final day of Pride month and the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Celebrating life under the ‘rainbow’...

‘Now in Christ Jesus you who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ’ (Eph. 2:13). To find the narrow way...

One year ago, as I left home for Mass to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for the Body of Christ), I had no idea that my life...

Pope Francis’ poor word choice in describing the Church’s catechism on sexuality as ‘still in diapers’ (‘The Pope: Answers’, Hulu) can’t...

Dear Pope Francis, Thank you for fathering us generously. You eschew formalities, which invites us to pour out contradictions—desires in...

Dear Pope Francis, Thank you for championing the oppressed; you help create level ground on which they regain footing and dignity. As the...

Dear Pope Francis, You exemplify a father who draws near to sons and daughters to dignify them. You encourage us to aspire to more, to...

Pope Francis, Forgive my mild resistance to the ‘synod on synodality.’ The name itself tempts me to revert to evangelicalism; I resist. I...