Is Purgatory in the Bible?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 28, 2026
Why do Catholics teach that purgatory exists? I can’t find it in my Bible.
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‘Blessed Are the Peacemakers’
Richard B. Patterson, PhD
October 27, 2026
Time and again, Jesus challenged the use of violence to resolve issues.
Prayer for Priests
Maureen O'Brien
October 26, 2026
Have you known a priest (or priests) along your journey who has helped transform your faith, trust, and hope?
Made in God’s Spirit
Christopher Heffron
October 26, 2026
If we are made in God’s spirit, then our first “church” were the bodies given to us.
Answering Protestant Objections
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 26, 2026
Most of my family are members of Scripture-alone groups. They say that praying to Mary is fruitless and that the Eucharist is not really Jesus’ body and blood. How can I respond?
For 800 years before Martin Luther, Christians had clarified that they adore God but venerate saints; that’s a big difference.
Still a Leper?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 23, 2026
In Matthew 26:6-13 and Mark 14:3-9, we read that Jesus was eating at the home of “Simon the leper” when Jesus was anointed with costly perfumed oil. Did Jesus heal Simon of his leprosy?
Do Not Close Your Ears
Tom Faletti
October 22, 2026
Too often, the poor, the needy, the homeless, and the destitute are not heard.
Did Jesus Have a Soul?
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 22, 2026
As fully divine and fully human, Jesus must have had a human soul, right?
Do You Ever Get Bored?
Clifford Hennings, OFM
October 21, 2026
Reflect We live in a world of constant stimulation. The endless barrage from the 24-hour news cycle, social media posts, streaming programs and so forth, seek
Baptizing Grandchildren Secretly
Pat McCloskey, OFM
October 21, 2026
At a recent meeting, the topic of unbaptized grandchildren came up.