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Dear Brothers and Sisters of Jesus Christ, I implore you today to ask the question of if seminarians, and their priestly discernment, are important to you in your everyday life and your spiritual life? With married men having the availability to become priests, it is even more important to discern your call in helping men

Listen First, then Speak

Today's epistle is very important in following the path of Christ. It teaches us the three fold path: "swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." In our modern society, we seem to dismiss this type of teaching. Yet, I find that it is one of the most important things we can do. When

Beauty: The true measurement of Truth

Truth, Beauty and Goodness are three philosophical principles which stand as the greatest measuring tool to understanding. In times past, philosophers , and even scientists, have tried to define these three in different ways, yet nothing can quite explain their phenomenon but by their own internal unity. Beauty is seen in that which is Good,

The Eucharist, Jesus Incarnate?

"O you who do not have true belief regarding the feast you enjoy at the altar will be subject to a severe and painful judgement. Woe to the one who gave birth to you. If you really believe that you consume merely bread and wine, and if you do not renounce that belief, then woe

Ecclesial vs. Experiential Catechesis

I want to take a short recess in our normal talks to go further into the Catechetical. Since the charism of this order is primarily that, teaching the faith, I believe that it important that we understand what this looks like within the confines of our own life application. When we look at the concepts

Why should we read the Old Testament?

The Old Covenants of the Jewish peoples points the way for the new path in Christ. This is something that we hear and read about quite a good bit in concerns to Dei Verbum, the writings of Pope Benedict XVI and Scott Hahn. Overall it is quite impressive to find the amount of scripture scholars,

Is my salvation certain?

The book of Romans is an important book for those of who are looking at how to live the Christian life. Over the period of the letter of Saint Paul, it becomes more and more important to recognize key themes that reveal themselves to be truths of our christian life and faith. I think he

Why do I have to go to Mass?

Oh the question I hear all the time. Well not a new question, it is a good question. I think one of the reasons we ask this question is because we see our protestant brothers and sisters not going to mass, or rather services on a weekly basis. There's a difference between the two. I

God is Light and Goodness

God is a God of light and goodness. What is light? How do we define it? How do we see it? Light is not something that we can see directly, for no one can see light in its invisible and microscopic form, but we can see its effects when we look outside at the rooftops

The Evangelical Counsels in Marriage

How is it that I live the evangelical counsels of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience in marriage? This is a very important question as these are the counsels that make up a formal religious life and a consecration to God. Many would say this is impossible, but I would very much disagree. Within marriage, we are