Blog Post: Treasuring the Cross in Marriage

According to Croatian tradition, when a couple gets married, the priest doesn’t tell them that they have found the perfect person. Instead, he says to them: "You have found your cross. It is a cross to love, to carry it with you, a cross that … [Read more...]

Summary and Review of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre

Here are some of my key summary notes from Brant Pitre’s brilliant and accessible book on the Eucharist: Pitre's Goal: Seeing the Eucharist through 1st century Jewish eyes The central aim of Pitre’s book is to explore the Eucharist through the … [Read more...]

Summary of The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross by Scott Hahn

Here are some of my summary notes from this wonderful book by Dr. Scott Hahn: The Old Passover Liturgy Covenant renewal every year: In the Book of Exodus, Moses presents the Passover liturgy as scripted by God himself, something that "should be … [Read more...]

Summary of Eucharist: Christ the Bridegroom’s Gesture of Surrender by Simeon Leiva-Merikakis

Click here to read the document. “Be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God” (Eph 5:1-2). "The experience of divine tenderness should be for … [Read more...]

Summary of This Is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival by Bishop Robert Barron

Introduction Bishop Robert Barron wrote this book "to accompany the Eucharistic Revival" project in the USA, which was born out of a response to a 2019 Pew study that revealed only 1/3rd of those questioned subscribed to the Catholic Church’s … [Read more...]

Summary of Mirae Caritatis (“Wonderful Love”): On the Holy Eucharist) by Pope Leo XIII

Background Although the doctrine of the Eucharist was well established at the Council of Trent (1545-63), new challenges arose during the Enlightenment in the 18th century and the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Certain intellectual … [Read more...]

Summary of Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Brant Pitre

What comes to mind when you think about the death of Jesus? A Roman execution? Yes. An unjust martyrdom? Certainly. The sacrifice of the Son of God? Definitely. The consummation of a wedding? Really??? "How could a first–century … [Read more...]

Summary of The Mass: The Presence of the Sacrifice of the Cross by Charles Cardinal Journet

"Servant of God" Charles Cardinal Journet (1891-1975) was the 1st Swiss Cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was a close friend of renowned philosopher Jacques Maritain (with whom he founded the theological journal Nova et Vetera in … [Read more...]

Summary of The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God by Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP

My Introduction This book is about Trinitarian theology: "the confession of the Church that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three distinct persons who are one in being and essence" (5-6). Using "Aquinas's reflection on the mystery of God … [Read more...]

My 1st Book: 9 Days to Corpus Christi by Fr. Rich Conlin

On August 13th, 2023, I released my 1st book during my final Sunday at Corpus Christi Parish in Vancouver, BC. 9 Days to Corpus Christi: A Total Consecration to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament  This book is the 1st ever consecration … [Read more...]