A strange, creepy piece appeared recently in the Washington Post. It was disingenuously and lugubriously entitled: “What Will Christendom Look Like When It Is Almost Entirely Scrubbed of Christ?” You…
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The strictest monks in Catholicism are “Cistercians of the Strict Observance,” usually known as Trappists. They pray six times a day, beginning at 3:30 a.m. Thomas Merton was a Trappist,…
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Mary Magdalene seems to be all the rage these days with women such as Kayleen Asbo, who gives compellingly clear and evocative lectures such as “Gnostic Gospels Image of Mary…
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In the not so distant past, most of the challenges humans faced were external. Until modern times, life imposed them. We had to survive in the wilderness–a very different thing…
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“The greatest triumph of the devil in the modern age is convincing people that he doesn’t exist.” Even as a boy, I didn’t understand the contradiction between Palm Sunday, which…
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Having witnessed an instance of shocking abuse by a nun upon a friend in Catholic school in the 8th grade, I began to question, observe and research the religion in…
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“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” How do you view that…
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As most adults know, Christmas is a fabricated celebration of the birth of Jesus, made up long ago to coincide with ancient festivals held on the winter solstice. Jesus, scholars…