February 18, 2024
For Saint Augustine, that great doctor of the Church and light of theology and civilization, his journey to the faith, his conversion to Christianity, his path to baptism was very painful.
January 28, 2024
Lacking much rhetorical invention this week, I thought I’d pull back the curtain in his homily and make it more of a “how-to,” or a homily about a homily or something like that. That is, I thought it interesting (at least for me) to share with you how I go about thinking up and writing a […]
December 23, 2023
Advent, as we live it out today, does I think suffer from mixed messaging.
November 26, 2023
The thing is, you see, is that heaven is closer than we think. Hell too—as unnerving as that may sound.
November 10, 2023
A few weeks back I was standing down there at the bottom of the center aisle, basket in hand, as the kids brought their offerings.