Make EVERY Friday GOOD Friday!
If you’re like most Catholics, you’re probably thinking, “Thank goodness Lent is over! Now I can eat a hamburger on Friday!” Well, you’re only partly correct. Before Vatican II, Catholics had to...
View ArticleThe Church and Condoms
Last weekend, headlines focused on how Pope Benedict was apparently changing the Church’s teachings about the immorality of the use of condoms. The comments, excerpted from a book length interview of...
View ArticlePray for Life, Marriage and Religious Liberty
It can be surprisingly easy to forget at times that Catholics and other people of faith are living in an increasingly hostile secular culture. But, we must never forget; we must remain watchful. The...
View ArticleFirst the Fast, Then the Feast
Christmas cards speak about it. Christmas carols sing about it. Even the angels at Bethlehem proclaimed it. “Peace on earth.” “The lion shall lie down with the lamb.” (Is 11). “Justice shall...
View ArticleWhy do Catholics Practice Fast and Abstinence?
Would you like to know the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ? Of course you would. We all would. Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the...
View ArticleThe Biblical Basis for the Catholic Practice of Fast and Abstinence
Last week, I asked the question, “Are you looking for the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ?” and responded by exploring the reasons for the Catholic practice of self-denial. We...
View ArticleWhy Catholics Practice Fast and Abstinence?
Would you like to know the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ? Of course you would. We all would. Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the...
View ArticleFive Biblical Truths About Fasting
Last week, I asked the question, “Are you looking for the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ?” and responded by exploring the reasons for the Catholic practice of self-denial. We...
View ArticleMeat: To Eat or Not To Eat
In many dioceses next week, the bishops have chosen the waive the Friday requirement to abstain from meat in light of St. Patrick’s Day. Since St. Patrick’s Day is not a solemnity in the United States,...
View ArticleWhy Do Catholics Abstain from Meat on Fridays and Fast?
Would you like to know the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ? Of course you would. We all would. Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the...
View ArticleThe Biblical Truth About Fasting
Last week, I asked the question, “Are you looking for the secret to a better, deeper, more joyful life in Christ?” and responded by exploring the reasons for the Catholic practice of self-denial. We...
View ArticleWhat Does the Bible Teach About Fasting?
Lent is fast approaching, so I thought we should revisit self-denial. Fasting and other forms of self-denial, as spiritual practices of materially subduing and controlling the physical appetites of the...
View ArticleWhy Do Catholics Abstain from Meat on Fridays and Fast?
Our bookstores are filled with books written to help us advance in prayer and the spiritual life. The “secret” we all look for is really no secret at all. At its heart, the gospel message is one of...
View ArticleWhat Does the Bible Teach About Fasting?
Lent has begun, so I thought we should revisit self-denial. Fasting and other forms of self-denial, as spiritual practices of materially subduing and controlling the physical appetites of the body,...
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