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Homilies for October 2024
For October 6, October 13, October 20, and October 27 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 6, 2024 Readings: Gn. 2:18–24 • Ps. 128:1–2, 3, 4–5, 6 • Heb. 2:9–11 • Mk. 10:2–16 or 10:2–12 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100624.cfm How often do we hear couples having playful or loving nicknames for each other, especially at the beginning […]
Pope Francis and the Church’s Mission Today
Note: Archbishop George Leo Thomas gave the following address on October 16, 2023, at the conclusion of the Mass of Canonical Establishment of the Archdiocese of Las Vegas. On June 29th, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, I received the Pallium from the hands of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. At today’s Liturgy, I […]
Sisters in the Same Spirit
The following was originally given as part of a lecture series on the history and theology of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland to the Cathedral parish. It has been slightly modified by the author for print. Introduction The construction of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen began with its groundbreaking in […]
Dignitas Migrantis: On the Morality of Deportation
As we approach federal government elections, it is commonplace to address the issues surrounding the growing phenomena of large-scale immigration and its peripheral subjects, such as deportation. It is significant to note that among various nations, and even within the Catholic Church itself, the subject matter of immigration and deportation is one of contention and […]
Notes on a Catholic Ecumenical Perspective of the Sacramental Life of the Church
Paper presented at a bi-annual meeting of Evangelicals and Catholics Together, of which I am a member, June 5, 2023, Colorado Springs. If anyone says that these seven sacraments are so equal to one another that one is not in any way of greater worth than another, let him be anathema. –Council of Trent1 [T]he […]
Draw Near to Christ through Our Lady and the Saints
How is it possible to grow close to God, even very close? What’s the best way to climb the steep stairway of perfection? St. Thérèse of Lisieux has some wonderful advice for us on these questions in her autobiography, The Story of a Soul: We live in an age of inventions; nowadays the rich need […]
Questions Answered – October 2024
The Trinity and Valid Baptism Q: Dear Father Cush, My coordinator of faith formation accepted someone who was a Mormon as a “candidate” for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults in our parish program. As the pastor of the parish, I had to explain that we can’t accept this individual’s baptism and that she […]
Book Reviews – October 2024
Exegetical Journeys in Biblical Greek: 90 Days of Guided Reading. By Benjamin L. Merkle. Reviewed by D. Malachi Walker. (skip to review) He Gave Us So Much: A Tribute to Benedict XVI. By Robert Cardinal Sarah. Reviewed by Dr. Brandon Harvey. (skip to review) God Is Ever New. By Pope Benedict XVI. Reviewed by Fr. Stephen […]
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Homilies for October 2024
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Ecclesiology After the NEC with Bishop Barron as Our Guide
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Guilt and the Eucharist
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