Author Archives: Thomas Griffin

Thomas Griffin 2/17/21 Today is Ash Wednesday, the day which marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent. For most of us, this day was one of serious reflection accompanied by the reception of ashes on our foreheads. However, similar to so many other aspects of the previous year, this may look very differentContinue reading “Ashes to Ashes: Lent Restores All”

Thomas Griffin 2/17/21 I always look forward to Ash Wednesday as a launchpad for the holiest time of the year. Leading up to this day a few years ago, things were a little different. At the time, I was nervous about how my coworkers in the business world would view me if I walked aroundContinue reading “Wearing Ashes (and your faith) in Secular Spaces”

Thomas Griffin 2/10/21 “At the bottom of their hearts the great masses of people are more likely to be poisoned than to be consciously and deliberately bad. In the primitive simplicity of their minds they are more easily victimized by a large lie than by a small lie.” The author of these chilling words: Adolf Hitler.Continue reading “Truth Commission: Lessons in Propaganda”

Thomas Griffin 2/8/21 There is rampant friction among Christians of all ages surrounding the notion that a person can live his life in any fashion, repent before he dies, and God will mercifully forgive him and grant him eternal salvation. When all is said and done, God will admit him into His presence, overlooking hisContinue reading “God’s Mercy, Endures Forever”

Thomas Griffin (2/3/21) Excerpt: You were with me, but I was not with you. Created things kept me from you; yet if they had not been in you they would not have been at all.” St. Augustine These inspiring words are from the Confessions of St. Augustine. They describe how, as a young man, Augustine looked forContinue reading “God’s Race for Us is the Answer”

Thomas Griffin 2/2/21 Excerpt: The next step after Jesus’ birth would be to present him for circumcision in the Temple eight days later according to Genesis 17:12. Circumcision was one of the constitutive elements of the covenant made between Abraham and Yahweh. After forty days were completed Mary and Joseph were to go to theContinue reading “The Presentation and Waiting for God”

Thomas Griffin 1/28/21 The Times Needs a Lesson on Christianity – The Federalist (1/28/21) Excerpt: “Biden’s Catholic faith grounds his life and policies.” This is the text in the photo caption of a New York Times article by Elizabeth Dias. Entitled “In Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity”, the Dias applauds Biden for being “theContinue reading “The Times Needs a Lesson on the President’s Christianity”

Thomas Griffin 1/25/21 The Consuming Zeal of St. Paul’s Conversion – Catholic Exchange (1/25/21) Excerpt: “On the path to the city called Damascus, Saint Paul’s life changed; it changed forever, and it changed dramatically. Have you ever had an event, encounter or experience that you knew would change the course of your life forever? ContemplateContinue reading “The Consuming Zeal of St. Paul’s Conversion”