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”
Author Archives: Thomas Griffin
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”
Discussing Statues: Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Griffin (7/7/20) Let Teddy Stay – Crisis Magazine (7/7/20) Excerpt: “But let’s also get to know the man behind the statue. When it comes to politics and history, there is no one who goes unscathed morally. There are some, however, who clearly fought the good fight as human beings, and who forged a betterContinue reading “Discussing Statues: Theodore Roosevelt”
Assunta Goretti: The Mother of a Saint
Andrew Santos (7/6/20) “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” – Alexander Pope In the face of such hatred that we have witnessed in recent weeks, it is hard not to be filled with despair. Although everything appears to be overcome by darkness, it is precisely in these moments that the examples of the saintsContinue reading “Assunta Goretti: The Mother of a Saint”
When Burdened, Be With Him
Thomas Griffin (7/5/20) Matthew 11:25-30 – Sunday Gospel Lately, people are burdened, frustrated, and discouraged due to the current state of society and the rise of a culture that appears to be unrecognizable at times. Many newsrooms, websites, and voices across the country are claiming these times are among the worst that we have seen. Continue reading “When Burdened, Be With Him”
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