One of the most memorable experiences of my time as chaplain to college students happened about seven years ago — in one of the most rugged, forgotten corners of Appalachia, Kentucky. Ten students from Montclair…
THE CHURCH
DAY 322: Acts 1; Romans 1; Proverbs 26: 24-26 THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Today we begin the “final” period of our Bible in a Year Journey which the Great Adventure Bible Timeline lists as “the…
MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT: GOSPEL OF LUKE
DAY 313: LUKE 1 -2 ; Proverbs 26: 24-26 MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT For each of our respites from Old Testament studies throughout the last 313 days, we’ve had what was called Messianic Checkpoints. For the bulk…
MACCABEAN REVOLT
DAY 282: 1 Maccabees 1; Sirach 1-3; Proverbs 21: 29-31 LAST STOP BEFORE THE NEW TESTAMENT Today we enter the final period of the Old Testament: “Maccabean Revolt.” This is about 150 years before Christ…
RETURN
DAY 267: Ezra 1 & 2; Haggai 1 & 2; Proverbs 20: 1-3 RETURN Today we jump back into the Old Testament with a new time period called “The Return.” The title itself sounds hopeful.…
MESSIANIC CHECKPOINT: GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
DAY 258: Matthew 1-4; Proverbs 18: 17-20 FULFILLED Don’t know how everyone else feels, but to me, these Messianic Checkpoints come at the perfect time! Nothing against Jeremiah, our (understandably) weepy prophet - but 52…
LOSING SIGHT OF JESUS
If Catholics ever needed a good reason to explain why the saints – especially two of the most pre-eminent ones, Mary and Joseph – are so important to us, this Feast of the Holy Family…
CHRISTMAS IS RUINED (!?!?)
It’s been said that in our day and age, with people holding more polarizing beliefs and opinions on an ever-growing list of items, that it’s hard to get people to agree on anything. But if…
THE DIFFERENCE FAITH MAKES
One of the hardest assignments that I had to complete as a seminarian was when we were assigned in our Second Year of Theology for our Pastoral Assignment. Every semester they tried to vary it…