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Fandom in Search of Enchantment
Posted on 04/15/2024 08:00 AM (Word on Fire)
God knows we love a quest and a good mystery, and he is both the source and the fulfillment of our desire for enchantment and the tangible.
WOF 433: Healing Antisocial America
Posted on 04/15/2024 07:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Loneliness is on the rise and wreaking havoc. We discuss the loss of our social bonds and how Catholic thought can help heal and re-unite us.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Posted on 04/15/2024 06:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the crowd, which he just fed, to believe in him and relate to him personally.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Posted on 04/14/2024 06:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, in today’s Gospel, the risen Jesus appears to his eleven disciples. He does not appear as a Platonic soul, a ghost, or a hallucination.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Posted on 04/13/2024 06:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus demonstrates his authority over nature by walking on the sea. Water is, throughout the Scriptures, a symbol of danger and chaos.
Dignitas Infinita
Posted on 04/12/2024 10:05 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, the Church published Dignitas Infinita, a document that emphasizes and highlights human dignity.
What Can I Do? Mary Delaney and Malta Camp USA
Posted on 04/12/2024 08:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Mark joined Malta Camp USA Director Mary Delaney to discuss the nonprofit summer camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities.
Friday, April 12, 2024
Posted on 04/12/2024 06:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, our Gospel today focuses on St. John’s intense meditation on the meaning of the Eucharist.
Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson on Dogma
Posted on 04/11/2024 08:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Rather than understand the meaning of "dogma," Sam Harris gives his own idiosyncratic meanings, then criticizes figments of his imagination.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Posted on 04/11/2024 06:00 AM (Word on Fire)
Friends, today’s Gospel declares that the Son of God does not ration his gift of the Spirit.