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Thomas Griffin (8/3/20) Navigating the news cycles, social media spheres, and circumstances of everyday life can become overwhelming, exhausting, and downright depressing. Countless personalities, icons, and ordinary folk are clearly in a state of anxious impatience. We want a virtuous ethics to return to the light of day and dispel the darkness of might makesContinue reading “Happiness is Rediscovering the Natural Law”

Thomas Griffin (7/31/20) Description: Fear, depression and anxiety appear to run the day for so many people in our world today, but Christ offers us something so much more. One of his first words to the disciples, when he has them all together, after the resurrection is: “Peace, be with you.” In this word, peace,Continue reading “The Resurrection is a Fact: Unshakeable Peace”

Thomas Griffin (7/26/20) Matthew 13:1-23 – Sunday Gospel This passage is all about treasure; Jesus is speaking about what is worth most and what we are willing to do in order to obtain it. “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and outContinue reading “The Pursuit of Selling Everything”

Thomas Griffin (7/25/20) Coming Home: Returning to the Sacraments Amidst COVID-19 – Busted Halo (7/24/20) Excerpt: “Walking up for Communion, physically distanced, and computing the best way to move my mask quickly to receive the Eucharist was different, but exactly what John Paul II noted: God was saying to us all that he is theContinue reading “Coming Home: A Return to the Sacraments”

Thomas Griffin (7/23/20) “Isn’t it amazing how a man can find himself alone?” Here we have the opening line of a song that brings both transcendence and utter humanity to the table. “Difference Maker” by Needtobreathe is a masterpiece because it recognizes what greatness is while also calling us all to achieve it. The differenceContinue reading “Calling All Difference Makers”

Thomas Griffin (7/21/20) Numerous groups and individuals are neglecting history. We are told that people are outraged and want dramatic change. Mob rule desires to run the show and re-write history. Remembering the pivotal players of the past that brought about positive reform in noble manners is tantamount for the success of the coming months.Continue reading “Rosa Parks, MLK, and the Genesis of Change”

Thomas Griffin (7/20/20) Follow My Blog Robert Cardinal Sarah’s latest book, The Day is Now Far Spent, is one of the most authentic and important narrations by a cardinal in recent memory. While the entire corpus is worth digesting, every contemporary Catholic ought to be urged to read, at least, his introduction. The title ofContinue reading “Making Judas Powerless”

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”

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”