Browsing the January 2016 archive of Blog
Religion With God or Religion Without God
Posted by Bob Herz on 1/24/16
There are lies, damned lies, and neo-atheist polemics. One of the most egregious examples of such godless mendacity is the claim that religion has been the cause of most of the wars have blighted humanity throughout its blood-stained history. In a world with “no religion”, so the argument runs, ... Read More »
No God Condones What?
Posted by Bob Herz on 1/17/16
At the National Prayer Breakfast [in 2009], President Obama seemed to signal that he has seen the light and is abandoning his radically pro-abortion agenda.
At least, that’s the only reasonable conclusion one could make after hearing the President, who says he’s a Christian, also say: “There is no God ... Read More »
Caring For Our Soul
Posted by Bob Herz on 1/10/16
What does it profit you if you gain the whole world but suffer the loss of your own soul? Jesus taught that and, I suspect, we generally don’t grasp the full range of its meaning. We tend to take Jesus’ words to mean this: What good is it if ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on Epiphany
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 1/04/16
EPIPHANY JANUARY 3, 2015
A STAR RISING IN THE EAST CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE WISE MEN AND THEY FOLLOWED IT TO THE PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS. WHEN THEY FOUND HIM THEY WORSHIPPED HIM.
ON THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY WE ARE REMINDED THAT GOD REAVEALED TO THE MAGI ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on The Solemnity of Mary
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 1/04/16
SOLEMNITY OF MARY
JANUARY 1, 2016
AND MARY KEPT ALL THESE THINGS, REFLECTING ON THEM IN HER HEART. (Luke 2:18)
FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM; FROM EGYPT BACK TO NAZARETH; FROM GALILEA TO JERUSALEM AND THE CROSS OF CALVARY, MARY HAD MUCH TO REFLECT UPON IN HER HEART, AND ... Read More »