Most people have heard of “Health and Wealth” Christianity. There are many Christian preachers who share a message of attaining great wealth and prosperity if only we will have faith in Jesus Christ and trust in the Lord. Then all of those good things you want to happen in your life will happen. “Expect great [...]
“Let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning, which the Lord gave, was preached by the Apostles, and was preserved by the Fathers. On this was the Church founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is nor any longer ought to be called a [...]
“He who has hope lives differently.” – Pope Bendict XVI Far too often we Christians allow our Christianity to become just one of the many things that define us. And in some unconscious effort to fit in or get by we forget the treasure we’ve been given. And instead of letting it shine we cover [...]
I was at The Shepherd’s Cafe this past weekend for another great night of adoring Jesus, enjoying fellowship and drinking fancy coffee (or hot chocolate for those of us who only like the smell of coffee). The Shepherd’s Cafe always has great music and other performances as well. This time we were especially blessed to [...]
“The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards even wider horizons.” – Pope John Paul II The Christian life is for those that want the best life, not the easy one. Such [...]
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried” – G. K. Chesterton Another classically awesome Chesterton quote. There is a sense that Christianity is only old hat. It’s been around for so long and so many people, cultures, and even civilizations have tried it. Yet, [...]
We hear the word Christian used a lot these days in so many different contexts. We hear politicians talk about having “Christian values.” We hear that this country was founded on “Christian principles.” When somebody does something wrong somebody might say, “well that wasn’t very Christian of them, was it?”
I know this sounds like a silly question to a lot of people, but unfortunately a lot of people in this world don’t know the answer. Personally, I’ve encountered many protestants (and even some Catholics) that thought that Catholics were not Christian. I’m not sure why though. I think some Catholics have just been really, [...]
I felt like sharing a few great quotes today from my favorite book of all time, Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton. Chesterton, aside from being a brilliantly creative and entertaining writer, addresses some of Man’s most profound and important questions in this book and does so with a clarity and wit that is unmatched – [...]
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” – C.S. Lewis This has been a long time favorite quote of mine. I don’t get how so many people can call themselves Christian but then not take any amount of time in [...]
