The Heritage of Pilgrimage – Podcast
Dr. Italy, in this 14 minute podcast, discusses the central and constant role pi...
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13JanPrayer of St. Hilary of Poitiers
This prayer is an excerpt from a sermon On the Trinity by Saint Hilary of Poitiers, a bishop and early Church Father of the fourth century who struggl...
12JanBe a Saint, not a Prude, a Witness, not a Spectator
It is good to pray for vocations. But who precisely has a calling? Priests, deacons, nuns, and religious certainly have a call or vocation. But how...
02JanJesus, John the Baptist & the River Jordan – Podcast
podcast describing the Jordan River by Dr. Italy who has visited numerous times the site where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist....
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Advent: The Season of the Wild-Haired, Crazy Man
Isn’t Advent great? Welcome to the season where the only song we sing for four weeks is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel! It’s the best! Advent is...
28 November, 2016
3 Crazy Ways Christianity & Islam Are Totally Different
Most Americans tend to think of religion as something rather fluid. It’s very common for us to say things like “all religions are basicall...
12 February, 2016
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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?...
15 January, 20211 Comment
Authority over Demons – Spiritual Warfare
Demons. Satan. Beelzebub. Lucifer. The Devil. Known by various names, evil spirits are to be found in the Bible, both New and Old Testaments. Jesus casts them out and has authority over them. What do we now make of this, living as we do in a scientific age?...
15 January, 20214 Comments
Hell – Peter Kreeft
The flip side of eternal life is eternal dying. This brief essay on hell, an excerpt from Peter Kreeft's book, The Fundamentals of the Faith, is one of the most succinct and compelling reflections on Hell that I've read -- Dr. Italy...
15 January, 20211 CommentPrayer of St. Hilary of Poitiers
This prayer is an excerpt from a sermon On the Trinity by Saint Hilary of Poitiers, a bishop and early Church Father of the fourth century who struggled valiantly against the Arian heresy, defending the divinity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity....
13 January, 2021No commentBe a Saint, not a Prude, a Witness, not a Spectator
It is good to pray for vocations. But who precisely has a calling? Priests, deacons, nuns, and religious certainly have a call or vocation. But how about the rest of us? Are we called and chosen? And if so, for what? And how does sexual purity have to do with it all?...
12 January, 20211 Comment
Baptism in Waters of Immortality – Hippolytus
hat Jesus should come and be baptized by John is surely cause for amazement. To think of the infinite river that gladdens the city of God being bathed in a poor little stream of the eternal, the unfathomable fountainhead that gives life to all men......
06 January, 20211 Comment
Epiphany – Star Invites all Nations to Find Christ – Leo the Great
“Epiphany” means revelation or appearance of a King. On this feast, the church celebrates the revelation of Christ as King, messiah, Lord, and God to the Gentiles, to all nations, represented by the Magi from the east. he loving providence of God determined that in......
04 January, 2021No comment
Christ’s Baptism: Fire Immersed in Water – St. Proclus
This excerpt from an Epiphany homily by St. Proclus is a great resource for a better understanding of the sacrament of baptism. It also helps us meditate on the rosary since the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan is the first 1st......
03 January, 2021No comment
Mystery of the Lord’s Baptism – Maximus of Turin
St. Maximus of Turin for the Feast of the Epiphany on the mystery of the Lord's baptism in the Jordan....
03 January, 2021No comment
Wedding Feast at Cana – Sign of Transformation
Everyone knows the story of the first of the Lord's "signs" -- how Jesus changed water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana at the request of Mary, his mother. But there is more to the story than at first meets the eye....
03 January, 2021No comment