Thomas Griffin 12/16/20 From Looking Up to Bowing Down: This is the Recipe for Finding God’s Presence – Originally Published in Aleteia (12/25/18) Those who first learn about the birth of Jesus are the ones who give us the perfect recipe for how to place ourselves in God’s presence as they did. Matthew’s Gospel speaksContinue reading “Waiting and Looking: The Magi and Shepherds”
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The Christmas Message: Make Room for God
Thomas Griffin 12/24/20 – ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FOR THE LONG ISLAND CATHOLIC Read “Empty Tomb Project: The Magazine” “There was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). Here we have the reasoning for why the newborn Jesus is laid in a manger, a feeding box for animals, directly after his birth. Christ was bornContinue reading “The Christmas Message: Make Room for God”
Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Indisputable Miracle
Thomas Griffin 12/12/20 Empty Tomb Project: THE MAGAZINE The appearance of the Mother of God to a peasant named Juan Diego in the 16th century is arguably one of the most powerful and undeniably miraculous events in the last two thousand years. On December 9, 1531 he was walking through the hill country named TepeyacContinue reading “Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Indisputable Miracle”
Cancelling Mother Teresa?
Thomas Griffin 12/10/20 Empty Tomb Project: THE MAGAZINE St. Teresa of Calcutta, known mostly as Mother Teresa, was canonized a saint in the Catholic Church on September 4, 2016 and December 10th marks the anniversary of her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Her life as a nun and missionary to theContinue reading “Cancelling Mother Teresa?”
Immaculate: Mary is Overshadowed
Thomas Griffin 12/8/20 The angel Gabriel continues the message to Mary that she will become the Mother of God. Mary is told that the Lord is truly with her and that she will conceive in her womb and bear a son. Mary asks “how” this can be the case. She does not doubt that itContinue reading “Immaculate: Mary is Overshadowed”
Pray and Prepare: Advent with John the Baptist
Thomas Griffin 12/6/20 “Pray and Prepare: Advent Lessons with John the Baptist” – Busted Halo (12/4/20) Excerpt: “When you think of Advent, your mind might not immediately go to John the Baptist, but this saintly prophet plays a pivotal role in the liturgical seasons of Advent and Lent. He was the herald, the forerunner whoContinue reading “Pray and Prepare: Advent with John the Baptist”
The Friars Helping to Renew the Church
Thomas Griffin 12/4/20 The Friars Helping to Renew the Church – Catholic Exchange (12/4/20) Excerpt: “The nature and purpose of their order is grounded in their “desire to work more definitively for personal and communal renewal” while continuing to fulfill the call of St. Francis to rebuild Christ’s church. Most poignantly, these brothers, sisters, andContinue reading “The Friars Helping to Renew the Church”
The Living: A Relentless Hope
Thomas Griffin 12/2/20 “The Living: A Relentless Hope” – Ascension Press (12/2/20) Excerpt: “The Christians of the first century often referred to themselves as followers of “the Way.” They also called themselves “the Living.” The idea was analogous to the saying, “Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives.” Among the social classes and religions ofContinue reading “The Living: A Relentless Hope”
St. Andrew: Going Unnoticed
Thomas Griffin 11/30/20 “Andrew had previously been a disciple of John the Baptist: and this shows us that he was a man who was searching, who shared in Israel’s hope, who wanted to know better the word of the Lord, the presence of the Lord. He was truly a man of faith and hope; andContinue reading “St. Andrew: Going Unnoticed”
Church Scandal and the Everlasting Answer
Thomas Griffin (11/20/20) The Everlasting Answer to Heresy and Scandal – Catholic Exchange (12/28/20) The Catholic Church is too big to fail, too true to flounder, and too divine to collapse. But, the Catholic Church is in need of revival. The multitudes have been deserting the Church for centuries because of the heinous actions ofContinue reading “Church Scandal and the Everlasting Answer”
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