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Tabor to Calvary: Was Jesus Abandoned by God?

This post examines the relationship between the transfiguration and the passion of Christ, between Mount Tabor and Calvary. It also asks the question of of whether God the Father ever abandoned Jesus on the Cross. Helpful reading either for the Feast of the...

09 March, 2025 / 8 Comments

Forty Days of Lent – Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness

Why Lent has forty days, the meaning of the number 40 in the Old and New Testaments, and the meaning of the the fasting and three temptations of Jesus Christ in the Desert....

02 March, 2025 / 6 Comments

Martyrdom of St. Polycarp – An Eyewitness Account

An excerpt from the account of the Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna on the West Coast of Asia Minor (now Turkey). He was apprehended by the Romans in his eighties, on February 23 around the year 155 AD....

23 February, 2025 / 1 Comment

Turn the Other Cheek – Who am I to Judge?

The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's gospel includes such tough such as love your enemies, turn the other cheek, and judge not. How are we to understand such things and put them into practice? The examples of Jesus & St. Thomas More...

16 February, 2025 / 4 Comments

Japanese Martyrs – Martyrdom of Paul Miki & Companions

Eye-witness of the 16th century martyrdom of Japanese Martyrs, the Jesuit Paul Miki and companions. For their feast day on February 6....

02 February, 2025 / 0 Comments

High Adventure or Cautious Mediocrity?

Discipleship is about a call to embark upon an epic adventure, not about preserving the safe, comfortable and predictable mediocrity of business as usual. The disciples left behind everything to follow Jesus and journey down a road that would lead them through danger to...

02 February, 2025 / 4 Comments

Thomas Aquinas – Sacrament of the Eucharist – Quotes

A collection of quotes from St. Thomas Aquinas on the eucharist, the sacrament of sacraments....

26 January, 2025 / 2 Comments

Catholics and Bible Study – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, cycle C

Bible study and prayer with Scripture is absolutely necessary for Catholics.  As St. Jerome said, ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ...

19 January, 2025 / 1 Comment

Baptism of the Lord and the Sacrament of Confirmation

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan closes the Christmas Season. This reflection on the scripture readings for the feast also provide us insight into the sacraments of baptism and Confirmation and give us food for meditation as we...

05 January, 2025 / 1 Comment

Epiphany Means Here Comes Everybody

The Solemn feast of the Epiphany of the Lord traditionally occurs on January 6 following the twelve days of Christmas. Epiphany commemorates three scriptural events: the visit of the Magi to the stable of Bethlehem following the nativity of Jesus, Christ's Baptism in the Jordan,...

29 December, 2024 / 0 Comments