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Dec 2019
At the end of each year I have had the custom of making book recommendations for the following year. This year, I would like to begin with some remarks about the importance of actually reading. When we watch television, videos, and movies, we are, first of all, letting our imagination be passively formed by what we watch. When we listen to a speaker, whether in a live presentation or an audio recording, the words pass and are gone. If we get distracted for a moment, we easily lose the thread of the......
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December 20, 2019
Thank you
As Christmas arrives and the year draws to a close, I would like to say ‘Thank you’ to some of the many people who contribute so much to making St. Peter’s the parish that it...
December 13, 2019
Pope Leo XIII: “Rerum Novarum” – Reveals the Radical Disorder of the Contemporary State
I will not enter too much into what Pope Leo XIII has to say about the State. The reason is that the Pope’s teaching here refers to “the State as rightly apprehended … any government...
December 06, 2019
Pope Leo XIII: “Rerum Novarum” – The Role of the Church in Social Justice
After talking about the importance of the family and the necessity of property for family life, the Pope then speaks of the necessity of the Church in the matter of social justice, boldly declaring: no...
June 22, 2019
Creation and Science: The limitations of science
Last Sunday I gave some advice and admonition regarding keeping the faith during summertime. I noted there that summer is a time in which we enjoy in a special way the good things of God’s...