This article first appeared at: spiritualdirection.com My co-workers at the large Christian Apostolate where I worked as Director of Strategy Development used to call me “Nuke.” That’s because I was always one irritation away from going off, raining emotional shrapnel...
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Embracing the Commitment of Marriage
This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com When a man and a woman discern the vocation of marriage, they move from a private promise to each other—I am my beloved’s, and he is mine—to a public engagement. They approach the Church, at least six months before...
Distinguishing Heresy from Schism
This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com So what is the difference between a heretic and a schismatic? St. Optatus, another of the great African Christian writers, wrote a surprisingly polite argument against a Donatist named Parmenian, in which he makes the...
When Were the Gospels Written?
This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com Modern scholarship tends to date Mark’s Gospel around A.D. 70-75, Matthew around 75, Luke around 80-90, and John around 90-100. In part, these dates rest on the assumption that Mark’s Gospel was written first—a view...
Secular Society Is Worshiping Something, and It’s Not Christ
This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com By Dr Scott Hahn with Brandon McGinley Everything that is true of so-called secular societies is true of so-called secular individuals. To refuse to submit oneself to the living God—to refuse to acknowledge,...
The Eucharist and the Apocalypse
This article first appeared at: catholic.com The (Catholic) Eucharist appears in a striking and mystical way in the book of Revelation. On Easter morning, two disciples of Jesus are on their way from Jerusalem back to Emmaus. They might be husband and...
What do “Soulmates” and Santa Claus have in common?
This article first appeared at: chastity.com When my parents broke the news to me that Santa Claus didn’t exist, I stormed out of the room, blurting, “I don’t even want to know about the Easter Bunny!” Although the news was devastating at the time, I found solace in...
The Christmas Gift that Keeps on Taking
This article first appeared at: catholic.comYou've heard of 'the gift that keeps on giving.' But Jesus is more than that.“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with...