An Interview with Dr. Alveda King: A Message of Peace and Fear
How are we to react when faced with fear and hope in our world. … Continue readingAn Interview with Dr. Alveda King: A Message of Peace and Fear
Tag: Unity
Fostering Unity: The Lessons Begin At Home
Satan loves division. In fact, Satan thrives on division. As I’ve explained to my six year old before, Satan does a little happy dance any time we argue and fight with each other, and any time there are bad things occurring in the world. Satan would like nothing more than to have us throw our hands up in the air in exasperation with each other, sling mud and intolerance back and forth, and level our communities with hatred. … Continue readingFostering Unity: The Lessons Begin At Home
What Apostolic Succession Is and Why It’s Absolutely Essential
Catholics believe that Jesus gave special authority to his Apostles to rule and guide the Church. These Apostles then ordained and passed on authority to others, called bishops (literally ‘overseers’ in Scripture, it’s the same word). These bishops have ordained and passed on authority to … Continue readingWhat Apostolic Succession Is and Why It’s Absolutely Essential
A Community of Authentic Catholicism
“As Church we are a community. We should celebrate our joys and share in our sorrows as community.” Three years ago, sitting in my parish priest’s office, he said these words to me as we discussed how to remember a child I had recently lost. … Continue readingA Community of Authentic Catholicism
That They May All Be One
Jesus prayed that we would be one, with the same singularity of the Trinity as three persons in one. If this was a prayer of Jesus, then it must be what God truly desires. Yet, how can us sinful people who make up the Church … Continue readingThat They May All Be One