19+ hour, 29+ min ago  (811+ words) You can find my two-part introduction to the Gospel of John at'these'two'links, and my index/outline for it'here; for the previous installment on John 7: 1-31, go here. (My apologies for getting this out so late, and with no Patreon sponsor early…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (636+ words) I survived the terrifying Central Texas tornadoes in 2024. I sat in the bathtub in the pitch dark with a metal bowl on my head, praying panic prayers while the hail pelted the roof, sounding like a herd of cattle. The…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (393+ words) Patheos - Art of Living: Cardinal Virtues & the Resurrection Florissant, MO, April 7, 2026" As the Church enters the joyful season of Easter, the Augustine Institute invites the faithful to let their celebration bear fruit in transformation. In The Art of Living, a…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1863+ words) Protestant anti-Catholic apologist Steve Christie runs the Born Again RN You Tube channel, where he produced the video, A Response to Dr. Gavin Ortlund@Truth Unites: "Are Catholics Christians?" (12-20-24). As of 4-6-26, it has 3, 748 views and 671 comments. I think itdeserves a…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (931+ words) Mary Magadelene is standing outside the empty tomb. She has already looked inside. She has already seen the angels. She has already wept. And now she turns around'there he is, standing in the early morning half-light, and she does not…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (771+ words) Scattered throughout my hometown of Cranston R. I. , where I compose articles for the Catholic Bard, are little old mini cemeteries. They are very obscure and sometimes hardly noticeable unless you just happen to be looking at the right place at the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (1343+ words) Henry Karlson, after studying early church history and theology, and talking to a close friend who could answer many of his questions, became a Byzantine Catholic in 1995. Because of his interests, he eventually pursued graduate studies in theology. He has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (846+ words) The most powerful moment in the liturgical year is that moment on Holy Thursday when the Host is removed from the sanctuary." I remember the first time I experienced it. I was accustomed to walking into the sanctuary and being…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1013+ words) On Maundy Thursday, commemorating Christ's institution of the sacrament of His body and blood, it's good to contemplate what's at stake. This is evident in a controversy at the Vatican." "In 2016, the late Pope Francis issued a "papal exhortation" on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (317+ words) One of Christ's temptations was to embrace the way of power, undermining the freedom of everyone else. Image: Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Temptation of Christ by the Devil / Wikimedia Commons God has taught, rather than compelled, the knowledge of…...