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Homilies for July 2026
For July 5, July 12, July 19, and July 26 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 5, 2026 Readings: Zechariah 9:9–10 • Psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14 • Romans 8:9, 11–13 • Matthew 11:25–30 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070526.cfm Isn’t it wonderful that today’s Gospel helps us go on contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus? Traditionally, June is […]
St. Maria Goretti: A Saint in Need of Revisiting
Nearly everyone has experienced the principle behind the game of “telephone”: i.e. frequent repetition from one person to another lends itself to distortions. On a larger scale, this means that the most popular people, stories, etc. are often the most misunderstood. This principle applies all the more in the internet age, with its dramatically amplified […]
Climbing the Mountain of Carmel
In the thirteenth century, a small band of lay hermits settled on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel. They were former pilgrims, merchants, penitents, and soldiers who wanted to live a simple, quiet life centered on the Gospels and consecrated to Christ. They built a chapel to honor his mother, Mary, and took her […]
Unfolding Grace: Summarizing and Comparing the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law
Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas, in his summa theologiae, distinguishes three types of law: the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law. While there are more laws than these, these particular laws each present not only truth and law, but they also are a journey of salvation history. While these three Laws are not […]
The Angry Prophet and God’s Hesed
Historical questions aside, the book of Jonah lends itself to a plurality of interpretations and resists simple explanations. As with Job, one of the many messages of Jonah is that we do not know how God works.1 In a recent treatment employing more of a political lens that understands the book as a warning to […]
Maximizing the Benefits of Christ-Centered Counseling
Introduction Christ-centered counseling is a cyclical step-by-step procedure designed to initiate, promote, and maintain positive, healthy change. It holds out hope that gains made in counseling can be retained without serious backsliding. The cyclical nature of change is emphasized showing how therapeutic goals are achieved and maintained. Progress is attained by adding individual effort to […]
Questions Answered – July 2026
The Error of the Fundamental Option Theory Question One: What is the notion of the fundamental option theory in Catholic moral theology and why do we as Catholics reject it? Answer: The notion of the “fundamental option” emerged in moral theology during the mid-twentieth century, particularly under the influence of existentialist and personalist philosophies. It […]
Book Reviews – July 2026
Making Disciples: Catechesis in History, Theory, and Practice. By Alex Fogleman. Reviewed by Kayla Brion. (skip to review) Bread Grows in Winter. By Ida Friederike Görres. Translated by Jennifer S. Bryson. Reviewed by Rev. Dillon Vita. (skip to review) Christ, Science, and Reason: What We Can Know about Jesus, Mary, and Miracles. By Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, […]
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Homilies for July 2026
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Rebuilding the Church, Within the Church
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The Shaping of a Priest
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