Apr 7, 2026 | Church teaching
Recently, I have become aware that some parishioners are being encouraged to believe in and prepare for what is commonly called the “Three Days of Darkness.” Because this claim is circulating among sincere Catholics, it is important to respond clearly and charitably...Feb 1, 2026 | Church teaching
The following are my presentations to the OCIA class at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in the 2024-2026 season. I’m providing them in both PDF and PowerPoint formats. The PowerPoint format is necessary to watch the embedded videos in some of the presentations....Apr 29, 2025 | Church teaching
This article is the second in a five-part series on the Papacy by Prime Matters. Link to the article on Prime Matters’ website. You can subscribe to receive each of the five articles in your email inbox as they are published: 1. Why Did God Give Us a Pope? 2....Apr 25, 2025 | Church teaching
Understanding the Papacy Prime Matters is a project of Mary College at ASU in Tempe, AZ. It’s stated purpose is to “promote content that provides clear articulation of the first principles of the Catholic imaginative vision and applies them to various...Dec 26, 2024 | Church teaching, Reflections and Homilies
A Homily for the Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr Thursday, December 26, 2024 Prince of Peace Catholic Church – 8:00 Mass Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17; Matthew 10:17-22 Audio Recording Merry Christmas! Today’s Feast of St....Jun 9, 2024 | Church teaching
Many people today have the false understanding that faith and science are at odds. In other words, one can not be both a faithful Catholic and a student of the sciences. And, heaven forbid, they certainly can not be a good Catholic and also believe in biological...Oct 19, 2023 | Church teaching
This is the presentation I used to teach the Holy Ghost RCIA class about the Trinity last night. Click the slide below to download the PDF of my Keynote presentation. My last slide is a light-hearted summary video from Catholic Central on YouTube, embedded below....Mar 19, 2023 | Church teaching, Divine Mercy
Indulgences are one of the most misunderstood and controversial teachings of the Church, but they are also a great gift of God’s mercy and grace. The Church came under fire in the early 1500’s for its abuse and selling of indulgences. This was one of...