Heaven should be open to all of us. I’m not speaking of some fantastic experience or wonder, as much as a knowing, a seeing, a…
Silly Christians-with-a-little-c, selfless love is the only thing that I know of that can see the Kingdom. So why do we come up against a brick wall when we dialogue with our protestant brethren? Because the Me of self love within them is sitting on the throne.
I had a dream a few months ago where I and three others were standing in a line that was heavenly. We had a code over our heads; one amongst us had a perfect code and the three of us were amazed. Yet we stood in the same line as the perfected code.
Over the last two decades I have been a collector of sin in various ways, only this time around much of the sin was not my own, but the sin of others. Like an accumulation of pain and heartbreak. From disappointments to private isolation, from betrayals to rejections.
The most difficult lesson I have ever learned is, of course, love. All humans crave love. This desire manifests in all sorts of strange ways,…
For a Catholic convert, many challenges and obstacles inevitably arise. Some are predictable, like the protestant pastor who must lay down his calling, or the life-long Christian who is now out-of-step with family and friends. Others suddenly appear just when the road to Rome seems clear. For me, RCIA was one of those obstacles.
It is easy to put canonized Saints on a pedestal. They are the best of humanity, most able to give love, humblest, theological prodigies, and…
The Kingdom of God made flesh through Abraham and His offspring. The Kingdom of God made flesh in the Mosaic covenant and the Aaronic Priesthood….
I’ve walked this long, bloody road of love to the Kingdom. I can testify that people that are near me for any length of time…
I have heard a great deal of strangeness as a Catholic–in the local Catholic colleges, my local parish, even the diocesan office–that has been bewildering. …
