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Monsters and Monks in Star Wars

One of the riveting themes within the Star Wars saga is the existence of monasticism. The Jedi Knights are also monks. Connecting with the warrior monks of Eastern religions, they also connect with the religious orders of knights in medieval Christendom. The Jedi clearly  remind of the spiritual truths of the New Testament where St [Read More...]

Heaven and Hell at Christmas?

My homily last week at Our Lady of the Rosary was on two of the Four Last Things I tied Heaven and Hell up with a meditation on how we are created in God’s image with Free Will and Eternal Souls. Therefore we will live forever somewhere and God gives us the choice of where. [Read More...]

The Politically Correct Force Awakens

I went to see the new Star Wars film last night. It was pretty much a re-make of A New Hope  but it was fun and I enjoyed it. It was certainly better than the plastic and shallow prequels. It was great to see Han and Leia back in the story and I loved seeing Luke [Read More...]

Angry Blogger On the Attack?

There is a curious range of reactions to my blog posts that “attack” people. Some progressives accuse me of being an angry, white, male reactionary, arch traditionalist who longs for a pre Vatican 2 church. Meanwhile some conservatives accuse me of being a spineless shill, a “neo con” sell out, member of the Patheeos Francis Church [Read More...]

Heaven, Hell and Your Heart’s Desire

You can go here to listen to my homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent on two of the Four Last Things: Heaven and Hell

Join Me for A Jubilee Mercy Year Pilgrimage to Poland

As part of our pilgrimage to Poland we will have the opportunity to pass through the Holy Door which is actually at the Shrine to the Divine Mercy itself! This really is a once in a  lifetime opportunity. Come along with me to visit sites associated with Pope St John Paul II, see his birthplace, [Read More...]

The Discontented Catholics

Dave Armstrong picks on Michael Voris over here for suggesting that Pope Benedict XVI was shamming illness so he could play hookey from the papacy. Armstrong goes on to point out how dissident conservative Catholics often end up going off the deep end completely. No one is ever as faithful as they are. No one else [Read More...]

Podcast Homilies – Advent Three

We have started posting my homilies on the Our Lady of the Rosary website To listen to my homily for the Third Sunday of Advent go here

True Contrition and True Mercy

I am totally one hundred percent in favor of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. I do worry, however, that in our society the idea of mercy is weakened by our lack of understanding about sin and repentance. When we hear “Mercy” we too often think, “Oh, that just means that nasty old Catholic Church has [Read More...]

Don’t Fall Into the Scapegoat Trap

Don’t fall into the scapegoat trap. In the Old Testament the scapegoat was literally a goat onto whom the people projected their sins. The goat was then sent out into the wilderness to wander alone until it died of thirst or was devoured by the wild beasts. Here’s the passage from Leviticus 16 where this [Read More...]