Archives for September 2024

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.us … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Sisters in the Same Spirit

The Cathedral of Mary our Queen and the Second Vatican Council

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 Sou … [Read more...]

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 ha … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]