The Bible is a place where we go to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” not an answer book but a place to think & ask

When we are talking about the Holy Trinity, we are trying to describe the inner life of God, and this will be at least some guesswork.

Children receive the kingdom of God the same way everyone else does. Somebody brings them to Jesus.

The happiest people in America are married, and serious about their religion. They have the best health, financial stability & relationships

Those sins congealed into habits, and it was the habits that drove the Prodigal to a far country, and ultimately to being a swineherd.

No but, Catholics trust teachings to be extraordinarily useful in their calling to love Jesus and live the Gospel.

Jesus put a child in their midst and said, “Make sure this one has a name; that will be the sign of your distinction"

The Church - an institution that is already very good at bringing people together, creating bonds that help, heal and hope.

Mercy and forgiveness have always been available. All we need to do is claim them. Repentance is how we say "yes".

The information about reaching heaven is available now, and has been for a long time. Focus on that.

Teach them, encourage them, be an example to them, show them Jesus in you.

Being absorbed into the inner life of God does not mean we disappear. Quite the opposite, it makes us more apparent to the world.

The NT is a community of different accents formed around different vocabularies and theological emphases with unique focus on Jesus.

St Matthias reminds us that we have to be running hard all the time just to keep up with the Holy Spirit .

It takes the Church to understand what Jesus is talking about, that is serious about praying, thinking, reading, writing, and knowing Jesus.

In our lives there is much routine, but most people understand that it is very important that they do the routine things well.

Non-believers think that anyone who is a “basically good person” will certainly be admitted to heaven, regardless of belief in Jesus.

Is someone who says he has an alternative to a time-tested moral truth, something that is easy & will yield better results than the old way.

Jesus didn’t do what they wanted. That’s how the crowds hated Him. They wanted the food and the healing, but they didn’t want God.

If Jesus isn’t really present in the Eucharist, then hell is all there is.