[Pearls Ep 126: Friday follow-up] We’re looking at how many of the themes of the past few weeks converge as we find ourselves coming upon Independence Day.  Yesterday we reflected on the unity of God.  All our problems in one way or another grow from the seed of division – division from God, division within Read More >

As we come to 4th of July, there are a number of related themes from the past few weeks that converge – themes of unity, independence, freedom, values, the Trinity, and Christ’s divine and human natures.  Phew! We’ll kick off with a few thoughts on unity. God is unity – scripture tells us God is Read More >

[Ep 125: Answering atheism Tuesday] Here’s a quick recap of the main points from our reflection on the human heart: From Dietrich von Hildebrand, the “heart” is our true self – it reveals what we value – and so the heart is most closely associated with love.  Yes, love is an act of will, but Read More >

[Ep 125: Monday motivation] Have you ever been at a skating rink right after the Zamboni has polished the ice?  It’s smooth as glass.  Just watching the Zamboni go by and transform the choppy ice into a pristine glassy surface is fun in and of itself.  For that matter, just saying Zamboni puts a smile Read More >

[Ep 125: Friday follow-up] Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Yesterday we heard from Dietrich von Hildebrand that our spiritual heart (the one breathed into us) is the source of our true self and is also most centrally the place from which we love.  Not only that, the heart is Read More >

We have two great celebrations upon us – the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday) and the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Saturday). And this brings our attention to “the heart.” Jesus and Mary’s hearts reveal all we need to know about our brining our heart to its full potential.  That’s what we look at in this Read More >

[Pearls Ep. 124:  Tuesday] In the Lord of the Rings (yes, this one’s by Steve…), the One Ring hungers to return to its master, and to do so gains control of the minds of those who find it – bending them to its purpose of returning home (and driving them mad in the process).  As Read More >

[Pearls Ep. 124:  Monday Motivation] As we continue reflecting on Corpus Christi, we turn to the precious blood of Christ as a source of vitality.  St. Ignatius says it “inebriates” us.   It’s not for nothing that crowds thought the Apostles were drunk when they emerged from the upper room on Pentecost.  They were “inebriated” with the Read More >

[Pearls Ep. 124:  Friday follow-upi In this week’s Pearls episode we are entering into the mystery of Corpus Christi – the body and blood of Christ.  Yesterday we looked at the body of Christ.  Today we move to his most precious blood, again with thoughts from Fr. John Hardon: First Fr Hardon quotes St. Peter Read More >

[Pearls Ep. 124:  Corpus Christi This Sunday we celebrate the most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (traditionally known as the Feast of Corpus Christi). In this week’s Pearls episode we look closer at Christ’s most holy body and blood.  We first turn to Fr. John Hardon for some perspective.  And then we turn to Read More >