The Bridegroom & the New Wine
Jesus did not arrive on the scene to patch up an old system. He is the bridegroom who turns water into wine and makes all things new....
01 October, 2020
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Detachment – the Cost of Discipleship
There is a cost of discipleship -- Jesus sometimes calls us to leave behind professions, friends, even family. Does that mean that work and human relationships are at odds with growing in our relationship with God?...
01 October, 2020
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The Calming of the Storm and the Socratic Method
One of the most famous bible stories of all time is Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee. Mark, the evangelist, uses the story to ask the reader a question that elicits a clear answer on the identity of Christ. This approach is...
01 August, 2020
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The Cross and the Sacred Heart of the World – Von Balthasar
This selection on the cross comes from Hans Urs von Balthasar's book The Heart of the World. This beautiful mediation on the piercing of Christ's heart by the soldiers lance as recounted in John 19 is a poignant mediation for Lent or Holy Week...
18 June, 2020
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Meaning of the Sacred Heart – Podcast
7 minute podcast by Dr. Italy focusing on the true meaning of the Sacred Heart of Jesus based on the chief scriptural text connected with this feast and devotion.Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be found throughout the ages but became particularly widespread...
17 June, 2020
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Wonderful Banquet! – Thomas Aquinas
The Feast of Corpus Christi, the body and blood of Christ, was instituted during the lifetime of Thomas Aquinas as a proclamation of faith in the real presence (aka transubstantiation) of Christ's body and blood in the sacrament. This selection, read annually on...
12 June, 2020
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Mystery of the Trinity
"The force be with you." No, God is far from an impersonal force. The doctrine of the Trinity shows us just how personal, even interpersonal, God really is....
02 June, 2020
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Why the Trinity Matters – Podcast
In this 14 minute podcast, Anna Mitchell, host of the Sonrise Morning show, interviews Dr. Italy on Why the fact that God is Trinity, one God in three persons, matters for our faith and our everyday lives.The Trinity is the central dogma of the Catholic...
02 June, 2020
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Trinity: Three Persons, One Creative, Energizing Reality
Athanasius here describes the orthodox and Catholic teaching on God as Trinity, three persons in one divine nature, a wholly creative and energizing reality. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are an inseparable unity, always acting together....
01 June, 2020
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS ON THE EUCHARIST
A collection of quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas on the eucharist, the sacrament of sacraments....
08 April, 2020
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