For March 2, March 5 (Ash Wednesday), March 9, March 16, March 23, and March 30 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time – March 2, 2025 Readings: Sirach 27:4–7 • Psalm 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–16 • 1 Corinthians 15:54–58 • Luke 6:39–45 bible.us … [Read more...]
Archives for 2025
Helping Out Those in Doubt
How Confessors Can Identify and Utilize Scrupulosity for the Good of Souls
“Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It’s been twenty minutes since my last confession.” This statement is likely to come from a scrupulous soul, or one who is swayed by fear of having sinned when in fact no sin has been committed. This c … [Read more...]
Words Like Straw: A Eulogy on St. Thomas Aquinas
Objection 1 – Who am I to preach in honor of the one whose mouth poured forth sweet words of wisdom? I am not worthy to preach in honor of the master who climbed the mountain of God and whose words flowed forth like Jeremiah’s “many waters” … [Read more...]
Lusting for Love: Flirtations with the Kiss of Death
The title of this article is intended to have a double meaning. On the one hand, the basic meaning of “Lusting for Love” is an expression of how desperately we, as human beings, long to love others deeply, just as we long to be loved by oth … [Read more...]
To Strengthen Our Catholic Ethos Through Reconciliation
Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, which means a way of life that is consistent with shared fundamental traits, such as behaviors, habits, attitudes and beliefs that guide a particular body of people toward making the best choices and … [Read more...]
An Ancient Near-Eastern Understanding of Matthew 5:13 and the Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13 is one of the most well-known and popular passages in Scripture. Salt of the earth is a phrase in common usage in the English language, but the phrase’s meaning now has deviated from the original context in which Jesus first s … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – March 2025
Do Anglicans Believe in the Real Presence? Question: Dear Father Cush, thank you for answering the question about what the Lutherans believe concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Surely, the Episcopal … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – March 2025
The Roots of Moral Evil. By Dietrich von Hildebrand. Edited by Martin Cajthmal. Reviewed by Dr. Alexander Montes. (skip to review) The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Ministers of the Threshold. By Tim O’Donnell. Reviewed by Msgr. M … [Read more...]
Pray for Pope Francis
As of February 14, Pope Francis has been hospitalized with double or bilateral pneumonia. Having experienced respiratory difficulties for many years, the Holy Father currently suffers from what doctors describe as a “polymicrobial” inf … [Read more...]
Homilies for February 2025
For February 2 (Feast of the Presentation), February 9, February 16, February 23 Feast of the Presentation – February 2, 2025 Readings: Malachi 3:1–4 • Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 • Hebrews 2:14–18 • Luke 2:22–40 or 2:22–32 bibl … [Read more...]
Retirement from Administration But Not from Ministry
Editors’ Note: This piece originally appeared in The Tablet in February 2024. At the age of seventy-five, bishops are mandated to submit their letter of resignation from administration directly to the Holy Father in Rome. For several y … [Read more...]
On What the Ordinary Has to Offer
“Oh, you must think there is more,” said the spiritual director to his directee. “More?” the directee responded. “More what?” “More than ordinary life,” indicated the director. The directee had just relayed the disarray he felt every time he … [Read more...]
Lay Members of Religious Orders
On January 28, 2023, I was blessed to be received into a fraternity of the Lay Dominicans, Eastern Province, USA. I am, thanks be to God, a member of the Order of St. Dominic, while also remaining in the lay state in the world. Many readers … [Read more...]
Divine Transcendence: A Pastoral Approach to Design
In the late Old Testament (Septuagint) Book of Wisdom we read the inspired author’s interpretation of man’s labored — and sometimes idolatrous — response to the marvels of the created universe: If through delight in the beauty of these thin … [Read more...]
The Spirit of Irrationality
In principio erat Verbum – Jn 1:1 The spirit of our age is one of irrationality. We are suspicious of people that make (universal) truth claims. We are suspicious of our own ability to reason and arrive at such claims. Our Post-Modern a … [Read more...]
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