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Back to SearchHow Are You Caring for the Poor?
Episode 294
Friends, Pope Benedict XVI memorably said that the Church does three essential things: it evangelizes, it worships God, and it cares for the poor. Th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Don’t Demonize—or Divinize—the Powerful
Episode 293
Friends, the first and second readings this Sunday beautifully show both sides of Catholic social teaching: the balance between recognizing political…
3 years, 9 months ago
God Is Crazy in Love with You
Episode 292
Friends, in this Sunday’s Gospel, we encounter the infinite, extravagant, radical love of the Creator for his creation. Jesus paints for us, in three…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Fair-Weather Fans of Jesus
Episode 291
Friends, there are a lot of people today who might be intrigued by Jesus. They find him interesting, remember him as a spiritual teacher, or have war…
3 years, 10 months ago
Act Against Your Attachments
Episode 290
Friends, at the heart of what St. Ignatius of Loyola teaches in the “Spiritual Exercises” is the idea of detachment. If we are to do the will of God,…
3 years, 10 months ago
How Many Will Be Saved?
Episode 289
Friends, I am admittedly a bit reluctant to talk about the topic of our Gospel for today—namely, this famously controversial matter of how many will …
3 years, 10 months ago
Let Christ Light a Fire in You
Episode 288
Friends, the readings for this weekend are tough. Here is the principle behind them, one that is simple to state, but difficult to take in: in a worl…
3 years, 11 months ago
Go on a Hero’s Journey
Episode 287
Friends, Joseph Campbell and, more recently, Jordan Peterson are very interested in the Jungian archetype of the hero's journey. We see it all over t…
3 years, 11 months ago
You Can’t Take It With You
Episode 286
Friends, all three of our readings Sunday speak of a primordial spiritual truth—namely, the need to detach oneself from the goods of the world. This …
3 years, 11 months ago
What Is the Lord’s Prayer About?
Episode 285
Friends, our Gospel for today is St. Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer, the Our Father. This prayer, which is probably recited millions of times a …
3 years, 11 months ago