Have You Not Read
2021-10-12
There is a statement Jesus used often as he talked with the Pharisees and religious leaders of his day: “Have you not read?” This phrase is both sarcastic in aContinue Reading
The Pro-Life Apologetic Part 3: The SLED Argument
2021-09-16
Abortion is the greatest injustice currently perpetuated around the world. Every day, approximately 125,000 babies are killed across the globe, and this computes to about 40-50 million children in oneContinue Reading
A Pro-Life Apologetic Part 2: A Historical Perspective
2021-08-19
Michael Card, a songwriter and theologian, wrote a song called “The Spirit of the Age” in which he references the Biblical story of the slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem.Continue Reading
The Cry of the Unborn Children
2021-07-13
Author’s Note: Elizbeth Barrett Browning published an iconic piece called “The Cry of the Children” in 1843. Through the poem, she protested the English practice of child labor in theContinue Reading
Three principles of Catholic social teaching
2021-03-05
Why is the Catholic Church involved in politics at all? What does the Church as a religious institution have to do with politics? Shouldn’t it rather take care of itsContinue Reading
Assisted suicide: New challenge for pro-life movement in Austria
2020-12-29
Assisted suicide will be allowed in Austria. On December 11 the Constitutional Court in Vienna ruled that the current legal ban on assisting suicide violated the right to self-determination. ItContinue Reading
PART III: Un petit tour de la france catholique
2020-06-22
A holistic life In the daily routine of the monasteries I recognized another fundamental aspect: The monks and nuns live a holistic life. Of course, each and every community emphasizesContinue Reading
PART I: Un petit tour de la france catholique
2020-05-25
Benedictines & Dominicans The sun had not risen yet over the Auvergne. But some birds were already chirping. I stepped through the open church door and went slowly to theContinue Reading
PART II: The change in the meaning of “love”
2020-05-06
Love in the Catholic faith In part one, we discussed the change in the meaning of “love” through liberal philosophy and the movement of “free love” that dominates western culture.Continue Reading
Part III: Visiting the Christians in Syria
2020-03-31
The economic war We enter the big second-century Roman theatre. During the first occupation in the summer of 2015, ISIS did not only blow up the theater’s ancient stage wall,Continue Reading