Tag: St. John

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Vanity Fair is Vanity Favored.

Few best-sellers of the past have gone as completely out of fashion as John Bunyan’s book, Pilgrim’s Progress....

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Someday, an end-of-the-world prediction will be…

A classic cartoon pictures a bearded man carrying a sign proclaiming that “The End is Near!” People have...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Angels sometimes appear as living holograms.

Today’s reading, from Acts 12:1-11, prompts a new, Catholic Fundamentalism view of angels. The reading begins with an...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Are we running out of time?

Yesterday’s column discussed a little-known fact: the Sunday that The Church dedicates to John the Baptist is the...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

John the Baptist, midpoint of history and…

The Sunday nearest the longest day of the year is dedicated to John the Baptist. That Sunday is...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Sunday, June 24, 2012, Mass during the day.

June 24, 2012 Reading 1 Is 49:1-6 Hear me, O coastlands, listen, O distant peoples. The LORD called...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Sunday, June 24, 2012 Vigil Mass

June 24, 2012 | Vigil Mass Reading 1 Jer 1:4-10 In the days of King Josiah, the word...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

As bad as things are, it’s a wonder they…

When we look at the Birth Notices in our local newspapers, we find changes. More children than ever...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Church scandals provide the self-righteous with…

The Church has been under increasing attack since the early 1990s. Then, Pope John Paul II alienated non-Catholic...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

“Thou art Peter. On this rock, I build My…

The other day, conversation with long-time acquaintances veered to religion. “I never could figure out why you became...