Category: Jesus Christ
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God Became Man So That Man Might Share in the Life of God
Understanding the Astonishing Teaching of Catechism 460 There are certain sentences in the Catechism of the Catholic Church that should make us stop reading for a moment. CCC 460 contains one of them. The Catechism teaches that: “The Word became flesh to make us ‘partakers of the divine nature.’” That is not merely poetic language.…
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From the Tree of Eden to the Tree of Calvary
The Divine Mystery of Sin, Sacrifice, and Redemption How the disobedience of the first Adam was overcome by the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, the New Adam—and how the Cross became the Tree of Eternal Life. “For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners: so also by the obedience of one,…
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Sunday Worship in the Early Church: The Didache and Saint Justin Martyr
There is a question every Christian should be willing to ask. What did Christian worship actually look like before the divisions of later centuries? Not what do Catholics say it looked like. Not what do Protestants say it looked like. What do the earliest Christians themselves tell us? Because if we can read writings produced…
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Amen, Amen: Faith, Works, Sacraments, and the Gospel of John
Brothers and sisters in Christ, and especially my Protestant brothers and sisters, I want to begin with a simple question. If every outward action connected with salvation is dismissed as a “work,” then what do we do with the Gospel of John? When we read John carefully, we find that Jesus repeatedly presents divine grace…
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The Holiness No One Sees
A Reflection on The Mother of the Saviour and Our Interior Life There is a kind of holiness the world will never understand. It does not build a platform. It does not announce itself. It does not need to be noticed, praised, followed, or remembered. It simply belongs to God. And perhaps no human life…
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The Earling Exorcism: Father Theophilus Riesinger’s 23-Day Battle in Iowa
The extraordinary case of Emma Schmidt, the claims preserved by witnesses, and the victory that belongs to Jesus Christ alone. In 1928, inside a secluded convent near Earling, Iowa, a Capuchin priest began a solemn exorcism that would become one of the most widely discussed cases of alleged demonic possession in American Catholic history. The…
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From the Waters of Creation to the Throne of the Cross: Baptism, the Two Thieves, and the Hidden Glory of Christ
Christian Baptism cannot be understood merely as a religious washing, a public profession of faith, or an isolated Christian ceremony. Its roots reach back through the whole history of Israel, through the waters of creation, the Flood, the Red Sea, the Jordan, the ritual purifications of the Jewish people, the preaching of John the Baptist,…
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Can Christians Sacrifice Christ Again? Can We Really Eat Jesus?
One of the most common objections to the Catholic faith is: “You can’t sacrifice Christ again. You can’t eat Jesus.” Both claims misunderstand what Scripture teaches about the Eucharist. Christ Is Not Sacrificed Again Catholics do not believe Christ is sacrificed repeatedly. Scripture is clear that Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary was offered once for all:…
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7 Reasons to Believe Jesus Rose from the Grave
The Resurrection is not a minor detail of Christianity. It is the center of the Gospel. If Christ remained in the tomb, suffering is meaningless, death has the final word, and our faith is empty. But if Christ rose, then suffering can be redeemed, sin can be forgiven, and death is not the end. “For…
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Jesus Is the Answer to a Fractured Generation
“Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.”— Matthew 11:28 (Douay-Rheims) We live in a generation that has never been more connected, yet never felt more alone. Our phones are full, but our hearts are empty. We have information at our fingertips, but wisdom seems harder to find…