A Word to the INTELLIGENTSIA | The 7 Last Words of Jesus | Part 4 with Fulton J. Sheen

https://youtu.be/wcg__HvXhn0 Who are the intelligentsia? Every age has its intelligentsia, and by the intelligentsia is here meant not the educated, but those who have been educated beyond their intelligence. A sponge can hold so much … [Read more...]

A Word to the Selfish | The 7 Last Words of Jesus | Part 3 with Fulton J. Sheen

https://youtu.be/bWpOtMbOxDo The third group in the world who need to feel the impact of the Cross are the selfish. By the selfish is here understood all those who feel that salvation is either an individual matter or else the concern of a … [Read more...]

A Word to Sinners | The 7 Last Words of Jesus | Part 2

Our Lord spoke seven times from the “pulpit of the Cross” – and these are called His seven last words. In response, those who were on Calvary’s Hill that afternoon addressed seven words to Him on the Cross, thus revealing the seven different … [Read more...]

I SLIPPED HIS FINGERS | Poem for Lent by Fulton Sheen

https://youtu.be/cONL9JALhok If you prefer to listen to a podcast format (click here). "I slipped His fingers, I escaped His feet,     I ran and hid, for Him I feared to meet.     One day I passed Him, fettered on a Tree,     He turned His … [Read more...]

A Word to the Humanists | The 7 Last Words of Jesus | Part 1

Our Lord spoke seven times from the "pulpit of the Cross" - and these are called His seven last words. In response, those who were on Calvary's Hill that afternoon addressed seven words to Him on the Cross, thus revealing the seven different … [Read more...]

Summary of The Religion of the Day by the University of Mary (Prime Matters)

This book is a sequel to From Christendom to Apostolic Mission (click here for my summary). Since the authors hope this book "furthers a living conversion" (14), here is my attempt to further it. The Three-Front Battle "God in Christ came among … [Read more...]

Summary of Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure and St. Claude de la Colombière

This book from TAN includes both (1) an extract of the book, "The Knowledge and Love of Our Lord Jesus Christ" by Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure (1588-1657), which was a constant companion during the life of St. John Vianney; (2) extract from the … [Read more...]

A Summary of The Doctrine of Providence by St. Thomas Aquinas

Here are some of my personal reflections from a class on St. Thomas Aquinas' doctrine of Providence by Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino at the Angelicum (2023-24). For the sake of my own understanding, I've summarized it all through 5 identities for God. … [Read more...]

Summary of Scripture and Metaphysics: Aquinas and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology by Matthew Levering

Introduction Problem: Scripture VS. Metaphysics: Modern Trinitarian theology often opposes scriptural and metaphysical modes of articulating truth. The result? "First, some have repudiated Greek metaphysics, arguing that it has served as a means … [Read more...]

Summary of Aquinas on the Nature of Theology by Dr. Bruce Marshall

Full Title: “Quod Scit Una Uetula: Aquinas on the Nature of Theology.” In The Theology of Thomas Aquinas (eds. Rik van Nieuwenhove and Joseph Wawrykow; South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2005). (click here to purchase the book). Here … [Read more...]