Fruit that Sprouts from Deadwood

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Many trees have given their lives to put Bibles in our hands. So it’s only fair that trees figure prominently throughout the Bible’s pages to help tell its truths—starting in…

Be the Life of the Basilica

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Jesus called himself the Way, Truth and Life. He also referred to his body as a temple. This Sunday’s readings can help us understand our essential role in the grace…

The Power of God’s Always-On Light

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Nineteenth-Century German Philosopher and atheist Friedrich Nietzsche was most famous for a quote that has been adopted by our pop culture (i.e., Kelly Clarkson): What doesn’t kill you makes you…

Escaping Our Mob Mentality

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity — greedy, dishonest, adulterous — or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week,…

Even the Godless Find God in Gratitude

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Nineteenth Century Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche converted from Christianity to atheism once he was convinced God was dead. Strangely enough, he still believed human gratitude could survive without God. He considered…

The Obligations of a Lowly Hero

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” — Bob Riley Our faith tells us we were made for heroism.…

Stink and Learn

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) To non-believers, “Jesus Christ King of the Universe” sounds like a Vaudeville act. Vaudeville was the preeminent performance art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was where jugglers joined actors, comedians,…