Author Archives: Thomas Griffin

Thomas Griffin 10/20/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty TombContinue reading “Batman and Jesus’ View of the Crippled”

Thomas Griffin 10/5/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” The landscape of Catholicism in America is shifting. Long Island is no exception.  In 2022 the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University released a comprehensive study regarding Catholic life in America. There are 195 Catholic dioceses inContinue reading “The Catholic Church is Dying?”

Thomas Griffin 10/4/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Coming in 2024, Our Sunday Visitor will publish Let Us Begin: St. Francis’ Way of Becoming Like Christ and Renewing the World. This is my first book to be published and it will focus on who exactly this man was, why hisContinue reading “Let Us Begin: A New Book on How St. Francis Can Renew Our Time”

Thomas Griffin 10/3/23 (For Crisis Magazine) Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Mother Teresa was once asked what causes the most pain and suffering in the world. Her response: “A want of prayer. A want of union…The family that prays together stays together. And if they stay together, they will love eachContinue reading “The Rise of Gray Divorce”

David G. Bonagura Jr. 9/29/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” It is the most aggressive, most intrepid, most thunderous prayer in the Catholic tradition, and it takes no prisoners from its very first line: “St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!” What battle is this? Isn’t Jesus supposed toContinue reading “Battle? Why Battle?”

Thomas Griffin 9/21/23 (For SpiritualDirection.com) Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Saints are not born, they are made.  There are countless examples of saints who experienced deep conversions that radically changed their lives. St. Augustine struggled with chastity and the truth of the Church, St. Paul persecuted Christians, and St. MatthewContinue reading “What Keeps You From Him?”

Thomas Griffin 9/20/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Thomas Griffin is the chairperson of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island where he lives with his wife and two sons. He has a masters degree in theology and is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empty TombContinue reading “The Magazine: September ’23 Edition”

Thomas Griffin 9/11/23 (For Busted Halo) Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” My wife often mentions that our sons are always on her mind. Whether they are taking a nap or with a sitter while we are out on a date-night, our children have a beautiful and powerful attachment to theirContinue reading “Always By Your Side: Mary’s Name”

Thomas Griffin 8/22/23 (For SpiritualDirection.com) Follow the Empty Tomb Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” In my room growing up, above my bed, I had a shelf filled with books written by my favorite authors. Surrounding them were religious pictures that I’d received or bought over the years. There was a crucifix from myContinue reading “Our Lady of Knock: A Mother’s Silence”

Thomas Griffin 8/14/23 (Originally for SpiritualDirection.com) Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Mary is assumed because of spiritual physics and her literal holiness. In the Fall, humanity chooses self over God. That Original Sin is passed down to every person ever born and it is an illness that we live with.Continue reading “Jesus in the Assumption”