I remember an episode of iCarly in which one of the young protagonists wants to meet the “fattest priest alive.” When they finally arrange for her to meet him before he can even come on screen, you hear the floor give way, and he presumably falls. No one everContinue Reading
In the first reading for today, we see Moses receiving the Decalogue from God. These are the ten commandments. There are very few people that are not aware of the ten commandments. Even those who can honestly claim they are, have a natural understanding that things like murder, stealing, andContinue Reading
“But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who are allied with him experience it.” – Wisdom 2: 24 “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned –“Continue Reading
The sexual revolution gave birth to the modern feminist movement, although it really wasn’t about feminism at all. A real feminist movement would have exulted the virtues and beauty of women. What we got instead was the masculinization of women and the feminizing of masculinity. The woman power moment measuredContinue Reading
Today was the First Sunday of Lent. The readings speak of the familiar theme of Jesus going into the desert before beginning his public ministry. In the desert, he fasted for forty days. During that time Satan tempted him in ways that would have alleviated all of that suffering. SatanContinue Reading
A lazy doctor treats symptoms without concern for their cause. A good doctor uses the symptoms to lead him to find the true cause of the problem. The lazy doctor can relieve you of the symptoms for a time. A good doctor can get you on the road to betterContinue Reading
In today’s first reading we begin to see the fall of the Kingdom of Israel from grace. Solomon started taxing the people tremendously and working them harder and harder to keep up with his lavish lifestyle. His Harem was so enormous that it numbered in the thousands. Those women wereContinue Reading