Given the recent exposure of corruption in the Chruch, some are tempted to resurrect the ancient heresy of the Donatists. Those outside the Church, as well as some within, wonder why any Catholic would bother attending Mass or receiving the sacraments or listening to the Church at all.
Thoughts For Today
Is Your Priest a Good or Bad Shepherd?
Although we Catholics are blessed with many truly good, holy and caring priest-shepherds, one of the first things you need to learn as a faithful Catholic is to beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing—and there are more than a few prowling about.
Is Your Social Media Persona Making You Less Human?
As a Communication scholar and media critic, I’m trained to ask not only how do we use media, but more importantly, how does that use change us? Truthfully, the “social media persona” is predisposed to making us less human.
The Clerical Abuse Crisis: The Essential Importance of Repentance and Practicing The Virtue of Charity
The Catholic Church is undergoing a trial of faith that seems to put to the fore a tendency by some of its members toward an openness to the spirit of the world, resulting in the virtue of religion’s corruption.
Childlike Faith: Get your binky and your Bible
Our loving God the Father tries to protect us from various hurts in this world, but if we disobey him or ignore his will for us, as rebellious children, well then, the suffering we often experience is brought on by our own stubborn refusal to grant him our free and loving obedience.