Blessed is the Kingdom

Seeking The Kingdom In All Things

Seeds of the Kingdom

| October 23, 2010

Back in my days as a student at Mundelein Seminary I would occasionally go with friends to visit Willow Creek Community Church which was only a short drive from the seminary. We went in order to see what was behind this enormous mega-church that in many ways resembled a mall more than it did a [...]

Evangelical Is Not Enough: Hail Mary

| February 11, 2010

Perhaps one of the most disturbing parts of Roman Catholicism and the Orthodox Church for Evangelicals is our stubborn insistence upon giving honor to Christ’s mother, Mary.  Thomas Howard’s discussion of the subject brings us back around to the importance that Christianity places on the physical. He notes that in the Old Testament we see [...]

7 Quick Takes: Books

| January 29, 2010

This week’s 7 Quick Takes will focus on seven of my favorite books.  I hope some of you will share some of your favorites as well in the comment section of this post. Don’t forget to check out other bloggers’ quick takes over at Conversion Diary. –1– When Fr. Tom first moved in to the [...]

Prepare the Way of the Lord

| December 15, 2009

The Season of Advent is meant to be a time of preparation. Throughout these four weeks we hear repeatedly the words of St. John the Baptist, the cousin and forerunner of Jesus, that urge us to prepare the way of the Lord. One of the ways we can do this is to prepare our hearts [...]

Sabbath Sunday: Forgiveness

| December 13, 2009

Today’s Sabbath Sunday post is about forgiveness. Last winter the priests of our diocese were challenged by our presenter, Pat Kelly, to always keep mercy in the forefront of our ministry. Here are my thoughts on her presentation to the priests of Knoxville. In your love, my salvation lies Once again you are invited to [...]

The Revelation of God’s Wisdom

| June 30, 2009

Pope John Paul continues his thoughts on faith and reason in Fides et Ratio by turning to the fullness of revelation, Jesus Christ. He reminds his readers that, Underlying all the Church’s thinking is the awareness that she is the bearer of a message which has its origin in God himself. The knowledge which we have [...]

Come Together

| June 15, 2009

My first two years of seminary were spent with the Benedictine community in Conception, Missouri. One thing that still stands out in my mind was the ritual of gathering for the Eucharist on Sunday morning. There were a few families who drove to the Abbey for mass, but most of us who would be attending [...]