Author Archives: Thomas Griffin

Thomas Griffin 1/17/24 (For SpiritualDirection.com) Join Our Email List Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” On January 17th we celebrate the feast of St. Anthony of the Desert. His life of radical dedication to following Jesus was extreme, and yet is something that we can all emulate.Continue reading “Go to the Desert: Pray like St. Anthony”

Thomas Griffin 1/14/24 Join Our Email List Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Dr. King once said that “If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.”  What do you live for? When a man gives his life forContinue reading “Be Like MLK”

Thomas Griffin 1/9/24 Join Our Email List Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” On December 18th, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (the Catholic Church’s teaching arm in the Vatican) published a document called Fiducs Supplicans (On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings). Inside of theContinue reading “What is Happening to Church Teaching?”

Thomas Griffin 1/1/24 (For Crisis Magazine) Join Our Email List Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” The first day of a new year is time to take store of where our life is and where our mission will be. We often review the year past and consider resolutionsContinue reading “Navigating Crisis in 2024”

Thomas Griffin 12/30/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Everyone you talk to appears to be rushing around attempting to accomplish the insurmountable each week. Calendars are filled with countless activities and events that need to be attended and planned ahead for.  This is especially true for families who have youngerContinue reading “Slow Down in 2024”

Theresa Marino 12/29/23 Subscribe Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” You are going to die. Not the most traditional of mantras for this cheerful time of year. We may be more at ease saying things like “Treat yourself, it’s the holidays!” or “May your days be merry and bright!” But when we speak of makingContinue reading “Make the New Year Count”

Thomas Griffin 12/27/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Ever been in a situation where there was absolutely nothing you could do to make your circumstances better? Ever felt helpless and completely unable to bring about change in the life of a loved one or in your own life?  I wouldContinue reading “God Became Small to Rescue You”

Thomas Griffin 12/25/23 Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” Mary “wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2: 7).  I tried to keep these words at the front of my mind as we began Advent thisContinue reading “Let Him INN”

Thomas Griffin 12/24/23 (For The Federalist) Follow The ETP Blog Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” There is a newer version of the classic Grinch movie on Hulu that my 3-year-old son loves. Ultimately, it is the same old story about a green monster who lives on a mountain outside of Who-Ville, and he hatesContinue reading “Learn from the Grinch’s Loneliness”

Thomas Griffin 12/22/23 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: December ’23 Edition”