March 30, 2004
American Marriage (the Family Planning Mentality)
Monsignor Burke gave a recent interview to Zenit.org on his new Scepter book Covenanted Happiness. In the question-and-answer interview, he makes a compelling point about how we view children: Q: How do children bring happiness to a marriage and to...
Just an FYI . . .
I was out of town the latter part of last week on business in sunny Boca Raton, Florida. But I'm back now, so our posting will increase again . . . God bless, Jay...
John Kerry and Truth
The more I see of John Kerry, the less I feel I can vote for the man. What it boils down to is this: either you believe murder is wrong and life begins at conception or you don't. It is...
March 23, 2004
Let your "Yes" be "Yes" . . .
Recently Bishop Thomas Olmsted penned a brilliant piece on making sure your professional life isn't destroying your spiritual life. I recommend you read the whole article here, but this is an excerpt: “ I am a Catholic businessman but I...
March 22, 2004
Will Catholics be “Left Behind”?
This book, Will Catholics be “Left Behind”? A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today’s Prophecy Preachers, initially attracted me because it dealt with a subject that very few Catholics tackle: premillenial dispensationalism. Basically this is the notion that there...
A Guide to The Passion of the Christ
I just finished reading A Guide to The Passion: 100 Questions about The Passion of the Christ - Mel Gibson's movie. The book is very well done and I would recommend you taking the time to read it. It's perfect...
March 21, 2004
Free will verses determinism
This is an interesting issue, since Christians adhere to one or the other of these philosophies, but often they are not aware of which they believe. I think the Bible clearly teaches one of these is correct and the other...
March 20, 2004
Writings on the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
It has recently been suggested by some of our visitors that the belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary was not established by the early Church, but rather first became pervasive during the middle of the fourth century. I felt...
A Monastery asks for Help
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia holds a special place in my heart: it's where my conversion experience started. Some of the bloggers associated with this site (including me) worked at the Monastery for several years a...
March 19, 2004
Complete List of Saints
I found a great area at Catholic.com today that has the most complete list of saints that I've seen. It includes background information on all of them as well. Take a look when you get a chance - it's especially...
The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
The man who taught the Carpenter how to be, well . . . a carpenter. And the man who humbly accepted God's will and married a pregnant virgin. St. Joseph was the head of the Holy Family and the most...
March 18, 2004
Embracing Outsourcing
All the recent debates about outsourcing have made me think about how I should view it as a Catholic Christian. The moral theology course I’m taking at Steubenville has made me think much about it too. After much thought, and...
The Christian Carnival is Online
Every week, Nick at Patriot-Paradox.com creates a roundup of the best in Christian blogging. He calls it the Christian Carnival and you can view this week's version here. It's a pretty interesting collection of posts - take a look. God...
March 17, 2004
Summa Mamas: You Read that Raht
We don't do this often, but you have to see this post on daddylonglegs at Summa Mammas. After you've recovered from laughing, be sure to pass it along to a friend. Thanks to Stephen at Flos Carmeli for pointing this...
Happy St. Patrick's Day
For those who aren't aware, Saint Patrick was a real man who was born around 389 A.D. During his life, he became a priest and bishop in Ireland, where he saved countless souls - most were pagan at the time....
Origins of Vaccines
This was emailed to me by a friend and I thought it was worthy of posting, because it gave more indepth information on this subject. A lot of people don't know where some vaccines come from. This is a good...
March 16, 2004
The Passion of the Christ Update
Just a quick note to point out the success that Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ is having. USA Today is pointing out that this week The Passion will become the biggest R-rated film ever and has already become...
March 15, 2004
Vaccinations: Pro-life Update
Although my husband and I choose not to have our children vaccinated purely for health reasons, I feel it is important for those parents who do use vaccines to be informed of religious reasons beyond health reasons for not having...
March 13, 2004
The Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church
A fellow blogger recently asked what the differences were between the Catholic Church and the Byzantine Church. Rather then simply answer this specific question I decided that it might be more appropriate to explain the relationship among the various rites...
Lent 2004: Judas Iscariot and Simon Peter
During Lent we try and focus on our interior life in preparation for the joy of Easter. I think great lessons can be taken from the greatest apostle, St. Peter, and the most criticized, Judas Iscariot. The reason these two...
March 12, 2004
Fasting
How to Fast during Lent Fast from judging others; Feast on Christ dwelling in them. Fast from apparent darkness; Feast on the reality of light. Fast from pessimism; Feast on optimism. Fast from words that pollute; Feast on phrases that...
Why Do Catholics Pray the Rosary?
This is an article long in coming, but certainly due. The Rosary. What is it? Why does it benefit one to pray it? Where did this prayer come from? How come I can't find it in the Bible? For many...
March 11, 2004
Answering Protestant Objections
There’s a ton of common protestant misunderstandings about Catholics and how Catholics interpret the Bible. This article is a response to a series of challenges from a non-Catholic. I simply show where the Bible discusses each of the points made in this challenge.
March 9, 2004
Lenten Meditation
And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the...
March 8, 2004
Hal Lindsey and the End of Time
Hal Lindsey is the best-selling author of several books including The Late Great Planet Earth. But, before talking about Lindsey, it’s important to understand dispensationalism. Dispensationalism is a unique view of interpreting Scripture that was first invented sometime during the...
March 7, 2004
The Church as fulfillment of God’s Plan
It’s interesting to watch how changes spread through protestant churches from the point of the protestant revolution until now. At that time, everything was about doctrine: Martin Luther and those with him adhered to the doctrines of Sola Scriptura and...
March 6, 2004
The Spiritual Significance of Fasting
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And he fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. - Matthew 4:1-2 And they said to Him, "The...
March 5, 2004
Praying to the Saints: Are they really listening?
As a recent convert, one of the questions that has really bothered me about praying to the saints is the question of how they can hear us. If we pray out loud, do they hear us audibly? If we pray...
Your Favorite Scene in The Passion of the Christ
Our friend at Powten asked an interesting question on his blog: what is your favorite scene during the movie The Passion of the Christ? This is actually a tougher question that it seems, primarily because Mel Gibson did such a...
March 4, 2004
Lent 2004: The Natures of God
This is from Fulton Sheen's Life of Christ as he discusses the trial of Jesus just before the Crucifixion. I thought it was very compelling: Our Blessed Lord had two natures: Divine and human. Both were on trial and on...
Lives of Millions “compromised”
I just read this article on the 1994 case Planned Parenthood vs. Casey. Apparently, Roe vs. Wade was almost overturned on the case – five justices had agreed that abortion was not a woman’s constitutional right when: Unbeknownst to him...
Slavery and Freedom
Recently an atheist dropped in on our site and made the argument that he was “tired of being a slave” to God, so he became an atheist. For now, I’ll leave alone the obvious issue that he seems to still...
March 3, 2004
Maintaining the Proper Demeanor During Lent
Lent is a wonderful opportunity for Catholic and Protestant alike to refocus themselves on our Lord. As Jay has previously mentioned, the three pillars of Lent are fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. What is so wonderful is that there can be...
Moloch's Official Blog
[SARCASM ON] It's true, Moloch officially has a new blog here. Take a look when you have a second, I really enjoyed the Moloch's Voting Guide for those seeking a really inspiring way to vote with Moloch . . ....
Color Information
Just an FYI. We change the colors to reflect the liturgical season. Currently it's Lent, hence the purple and the "covered" images on the upper left. This is our simple way of tying our purpose to that of the Church....
March 2, 2004
Religious Freedom Continues to Fall
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling signaling a path of previously unknown levels of religious discrimination in this state. While some fault can be found with the religious group involved, the path we are on is unmistakable....
Questions about The Passion of the Christ?
It seems that there are a lot of questions about Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ - particularly the symbolism and characters involved. For those who haven’t seen it, the movie is full of Christian symbolism and includes...
The Devil: Resisting Our Deadly Foe
One thing I really found striking about Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" was the "real" presence of Satan. I feel that it is an absolute necessity to depict the presence of our great Enemy in a film about...
Our Judgment and Our Works
Matthew 25:31-46. "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one...
Gibson's The Passion of the Christ Breaks Records
Well, the people have spoken with their time and their money. The Passion of the Christ broke the box office record set by The Lord of the Rings. I believe the record is "Biggest opening weekend for a film opening...
March 1, 2004
Lent 2004: Overcoming Temptation
During Lent, we seek to prepare for Easter. It is our goal to improve our spiritual lives by concentrating on God – a “tithe” of our annual time allotment. A key part of this struggle towards God is our work...
Linguistic Issues Regarding the Perpetual Virginity of Mary
There has been some significant discussion on this site regarding the "brothers" of Jesus referred to in the Gospels. Most of you know that the Church teaches the perpetual virginity of Mary, meaning that she could not have had any...
