I asked my friend Carlos, the same guy who gave me his laptop, to write on the Cristero War and the inspiring story of Archbishop Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero. Carlos is from Hermosillo, Sonora, where Abp. Guerrero served as Archbishop, and he’s got an almost encyclopedic memory of this subject. Anyways, without further ado,… Continue reading Viva Cristo Rey!
Tag: Saints
The Catholic Church’s Gallows Humor
The now-late Avery Cardinal Dulles penned a brilliant essay on the death penalty. I’d say it’s the single best summation of the history and theological implications of the death penalty I’ve ever read – I sent it to my dad (who favors the death penalty) and my brother (who opposes it), and both attempted to… Continue reading The Catholic Church’s Gallows Humor
Laying Out the Case for Praying to Saints
This is the first in what will probably be a two-part series. Today, I’m going to lay out the affirmative case for why praying to the Saints is Biblically grounded; tomorrow, I’m going to address some of the common objections. If you have any questions or concerns about this, let me know, and I’ll do… Continue reading Laying Out the Case for Praying to Saints
Red Coins of Redemption
As I was finishing my time in prayer in our adoration chapel last night, I said goodnight to the other man in the chapel. He told me that it was good to see a priest in there praying and asked me to wait a minute. He pulled out his wallet and took out a bill.… Continue reading Red Coins of Redemption
On St. Paul’s Body and the True Cross
Ever since the days of the earliest Christians, there’s been a belief that the relics of Christ and certain of His Saints have healing powers. In Acts 19:11-12, for example, we hear that, “So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul that when face cloths or aprons that touched his… Continue reading On St. Paul’s Body and the True Cross
Don’t Statues Count as Forbidden “Graven Images”?
A Protestant on a Catholic forum asked: The bible says, Lev 26:1 >Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God.Why do I always… Continue reading Don’t Statues Count as Forbidden “Graven Images”?