Thomas Griffin

How The Enemy Falls

Thomas Griffin (7/18/20) Matthew 13:24-30 – Sunday Gospel For the second Sunday in a row, we have Jesus telling a parable that regards farming. Last week, we saw that the ground we are on is a signpost for how we understand and digest the reality of God in our lives along with the fact thatContinue reading “How The Enemy Falls”

MLK is the Answer

Thomas Griffin (7/17/20) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for numerous qualities and moments, but most people are not aware of his tremendous writings. We all know of his courageous stand against injustice, his “I have a dream” speech and the fact that he was killed for the change he desired to bring about.Continue reading “MLK is the Answer”

Catholic Cast Aways

Thomas Griffin (7/16/20) LISTEN: CLICK HERE Experiencing loneliness, fear, abandonment, boredom, and despair are some of the most potent and powerful emotions for a human being. These are times when we are left to our own devices in coping with them. Some were lucky enough to find themselves around family members; some were stranded withContinue reading “Catholic Cast Aways”

St. Bonaventure: Lessons from the Seraphic Doctor

Andrew Santos (7/15/20) “In all your deeds and words you should look upon this Jesus as your model.” -St. Bonaventure Throughout the history of the Church, there have been men and women who place love of Christ as the paramount purpose of life. St. Bonaventure was no exception to the rule. St. Bonaventure was bornContinue reading “St. Bonaventure: Lessons from the Seraphic Doctor”

Dear Future Seminarian

Daniel McQuillan (7/14/20) I write to you as a former college seminarian. I want to share my experience with you so that, as one who’s experienced seminary life, you’ll know what to expect. Your acceptance to college seminary is ostensibly a response to a divine call, a whispered invitation to serve Christ in a deeperContinue reading “Dear Future Seminarian”

Heaven’s Knife: The Weapon of a Free Marriage

Thomas Griffin (7/13/20) The song “Heaven’s Knife” by the unique sounding Josh Garrels is explicitly linked, out of all things, to the first book of the Bible, Genesis. We know the story full-well, but there is a piece of the puzzle that Garrels points out in tremendous fashion. It is often overlooked but it isContinue reading “Heaven’s Knife: The Weapon of a Free Marriage”

St. Benedict: So Our Nation Doesn’t Fall

Thomas Griffin (7/11/20) Benedict was born in Norcia, Italy in 480 A.D. towards the end of the rule of the Roman Empire. His parents were wealthy and he lived an ordinary life for the social class he found himself in. He was schooled in his hometown and as a bright student went to Rome toContinue reading “St. Benedict: So Our Nation Doesn’t Fall”

Which Ground Are You On?

Thomas Griffin (7/10/20) Matthew 13:1-23 – Sunday Gospel “To anyone who has, more will be given” (Matthew 13:12). Here we have one of the only locations in the Gospels where we are given an inside perspective on life as one of the Twelve. The seed and the sower is a lesson in how many understandContinue reading “Which Ground Are You On?”

God’s Protest: “No Truth, No Peace”

Thomas Griffin (7/9/20) From television to cinema, from politics to newspapers, and from family dinner tables to the water cooler in office spaces, it has been spoken of for decades. Our world has consistently echoed the cries of the Enlightenment: keep God away from us, life will be exponentially happier, intellectually more advanced and incrediblyContinue reading “God’s Protest: “No Truth, No Peace””

Pope Francis and Destroying Discouragement

Thomas Griffin (7/8/20) Jesus “did not command us to like one another, but to love one another. He is the one who unites us, without making us all alike. He unites us in our differences.” On Monday, June 29th, Pope Francis preached a homily that circulated like wildfire over the internet and social media. HeContinue reading “Pope Francis and Destroying Discouragement”