Even though there was some matter of contention I had with Stephen Auth in my previous blog post on the dangers of smug indifference, I must come to the table and say that I couldn't agree more with him on the subject of how there is a pervasive spirituality that runs thematically through a myriad…
The Dangerous Banality of Smug Indifference
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-30/mixed-reaction-migrants-to-nationwide-march-for-australia/105711476?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web Commentary Now, I want to draw your attention to something very important but unfortunately not acknowledged much or thought about next to nearly enough. There was a time in St Faustina's life when she was confronted by a vision so terrifying that it caused her to wonder what it could all mean in-full. We…
On Washington DC’s Civil Unrest, Street Crime & Other Interrelated Matters
https://youtu.be/dsBZtUWjI-U?si=kkkXAyO2Aed1L7js Here is my commentary on a somewhat lengthy video discussion started by Fr Leo Patalinghug, aired on YouTube, concerning the civil unrest currently plaguing Washington DC. You may click the link above to watch Fr Leo's video. The video is entitled: National Guard Deployed in Washington DC - Authority vs Compassion: How Should Catholics…
This is Surprisingly Like Medjugorje!
The Pillar reports Vatican OKs only private devotion for alleged Mount St. Onofrio apparitions: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/vatican-oks-only-private-devotion Amidst the Clouds My commentary.... Very interestingly, the thematics here are rather on-par with those which put Medjugorje in the controversy spotlight for many years. And two major themes stand out here with respect to the Onofrio apparitions that also…
It’s Both, Get It, BOTH!
My Commentary on Eric Sammons' Podcast Only 13% of Catholics are Practicing.¹ https://www.youtube.com/live/WDu17QIFU6s?si=R_if_Itpts_NSaF8 It needs to be BOTH. You need to preach "be kind to one another" and "repent of not really being kind to one another amongst other sins" at the same time. There also needs to be a real committed seriousness to the…
Rather, It Should Read…
Commentary https://www.ncregister.com/features/robert-george-book-seeking-truth-and-speaking-truth?utm_campaign=NCR&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--5O2P5JnhgQ6UKQ8G9VX4pLpkuM8k7hk1xY0JIXppanG5go_kWy0h85Ni_r3PDJZnYoA92Sb16TGDxrPBrquyOufAw0g&_hsmi=367868528&utm_content=367868528&utm_source=hs_email Yes, rather, it should read: Robert George’s New Book: An ‘Intellectual Feast’ for Our ‘Age of Indiscriminate Feeling’. For the problem is not so much feeling itself but rather indiscriminate feeling. As the Gospel itself testifies and rendering from that, our Lord's Most Sacred Heart, feelings themselves are a primordial gift of God,…
The Tenderness and Mercy of the Heart Reflects the True Vitality of the Body.
Commentary https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/264979/pope-leo-xiv-invites-seminarians-to-bear-witness-to-tenderness-and-mercy-of-christ?utm_campaign=CNA%20Daily&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--dbVIvjR_Uhb2Jz0m1y7EAWfNRf01SV30NKIXrv9Lq2mzkImQaqmaSr_NXU0gByixSIdoUdvbPwAyMoF-jE-MyYBOOfw&_hsmi=368428507&utm_content=368428507&utm_source=hs_email The days of this week are awesomely suspended between two major interrelated feasts - that of Corpus Christi and the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. At this time, it is fitting to explore the thematic interconnectivity between these two feasts, with specific emphasis on how the interrelated thematics intimately implicate us in giving…
Not the Troubles Again!!?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/14/facile-explanation-for-ballymena-outbreak-of-hostility-northern-ireland-racism (Courtesy: Guardian News) Sinn Féin was the movement set up to extinguish the influence of jerks like these pro-Loyalist sympathizers who are, once again (as can be seen from the photograph above), causing alot of trouble on the streets of one of Northern Ireland's historical hot-spots. The banal excuse that these Loyalist demonstrators had…
What is the Order of Love?…Now, Here’s One for Good Shepherd Sunday!…and Incidentally, Today – Our Lady of Fatima’s Feast Day
This Sunday just gone is known in the liturgical life of the Church as not only the Fourth Sunday of Easter but it is also called Good Shepherd Sunday. It is a time when we reflect on the meaning of seeing in Jesus - our Good Shepherd - the One Who cares for us, nourishes…
Wow, the Connections are Phenomenal! 😆
The resemblance is striking and profound!! Pope Paul VI - (image credit: Faith ND - University of Notredame) Archbishop Oscar Romero - (image credit: Ascesion Press) Pope Leo XIV - newly elected as of the 8th May 2025 (image credit: Vatican News) And so we have a new Holy Father, who is carrying on the…
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