Whose included in or excluded from the Church and the communion of saints? Are heretics, apostates, and schismatics full fledged members of the Church? Are they members of the elect? Are they holy persons in Christ?
Sin and Death, Virtue and Life: The Choice is Yours
Sin and death, virtue and life. The prophet Ezekiel reminds us that these are the realities we face. Contrary to the moral permissiveness of the present age, we must take life and the choices we make seriously—very.
Can You Trust the Government, Pharma, and the Media?
How much do you trust the US Government, its institutions, the pharmaceutical industry, and the major news outlets? History dictates that we should be highly skeptical of these entities.
Called to be Prophets in Christ
In today’s readings, we are called as prophets to speak the truth in love, in imitation of Christ our Lord.
Saint Agnes of Rome: Virgin and Martyr of Fidelity and Love
St. Agnes, a young virgin martyred in Rome at the tender age of twelve or thirteen, is a unique and unrepeatable saint whose principled conviction, fidelity and dedication to Christ leaves men of the world, then as now, fascinated yet perplexed.