St. Hilary of Poitiers on God the Father

St. Hilary was a staunch defender of the divinity of Christ. He was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was lived out in…

The World Is Your Ship And Not Your Home

“The world’s thy ship and not thy home.” –St. Therese of Lisieux You may have noticed that things have been more quiet than usual here. It is not by choice. Through a series of circumstances beyond our control, we are in the midst of moving again after having lived in our current home only six months. A…

Want to be a Catholic Apologist?

Starting Out As an Apologist People often ask, “How should I begin to train myself to defend my faith? How do I prepare for the inevitable knock on the door? I don’t want to have to stand there open-mouthed.” The best place to start your homework is the Bible. Almost every American home has one.…

Prayer After Communion

The Didache is an extraordinary document in Christian History. Although it is not part of God’s word, it gives modern day Christians a blueprint of how the earliest Church Fathers understood the Church during Her infant stages. Today as I was reading it my eyes focused on Chapter 10 titled, “Prayer after Communion”. I read it with…

Have your Children Lost the Faith? How St. Anthony Can Help

Originally posted at www.setonmagazine.com Saint Anthony of Padua loved to preach about God, yet on one occasion, no one in a certain town wanted to listen to him. Sad about the fact that the people had rejected the word of God, but undeterred in a way that saints can often be, St. Anthony went to…

Saint Cyril : 9 Points on the Eucharist

The biggest theological difference between Catholics and Protestants/Evangelicals/Other Christian Denominations is the subject of the Eucharist – whether Christ is truly present, body, blood, soul and divinity at the moment of consecration. Transubstantiation vs. consubstantiation. Truly present vs. a memorial. Our friend, Joe Heschmeyer, wrote a great piece on his blog www.shamelesspopery.com. What did the…

G. K. Chesterton: It’s Not Gay, and It’s Not Marriage

One of the pressing issues of Chesterton’s time was “birth control.” He not only objected to the idea, he objected to the very term because it meant the opposite of what it said. It meant no birth and no control. I can only imagine he would have the same objections about “gay marriage.” The idea is…

Outside the Walls: Episode 23 — Just Structures, Just Wage

Featuring: Readings for Saturday, April 25 A Homily on Matthew 25 from St. John Chrysostom Charles Beard, Member of St. Zita Catholic Worker Community Beyond Political Labels, a case for Just Wages The Questions we Must Address Giveaway – Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, courtesy of catholicsacramentals.org