08/29/21 Living in Later?
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Often we avoid doing what is essential by filling our lives with many things that are optional. Mass Readings from August 29, 2021: [...]
02/16/20 More Than a Criminal Heart
Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Sermon on the Mount reveals the truth about our hearts: we need the Law. But God wants us to be free from the Law. Not by abolishing the Law, [...]
Old Testament Laws
Why don’t we follow all of the laws of the Bible? Like, what about Old Testament dietary laws, or going to synagogue on Saturday, or laws about stoning someone if they commit adultery?
The Precepts of the Church
I’ve been reading more about the Church and I’ve come across something called the “precepts” of the Catholic Church. How important are they? Why these five extra “rules”?
Non-Catholics Receiving the Eucharist
My non-Catholic friend comes with me to Mass, but she insists on receiving the Eucharist. Is that okay?