Today marks the final Sunday in the liturgical year of the Catholic Church. Next Sunday begins the season of Advent, the four-week period leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ. As Advent begins, the readings at Mass will begin to lead us towards that most important and holy moment in the history of humanity. … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: In the end, we all become one with God
Sunday Sermon: Giving thanks for modern religious
Another day marks the return of another regular series to my website. This time it will be the weekly 'Sunday Sermon' series geared towards religious/spiritual issues. This series is one of my oldest, beginning all the way back in September 2005. It ran fairly regularly through 2013, but then disappeared for the better part of … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: Giving thanks for modern religious
Sunday Sermon: A city set on a hill
The 'Sermon on the Mount' was delivered by Jesus Christ shortly after he had chosen his original twelve apostles and begun his public ministry. It is covered most famously in chapter five of the Book of Matthew within the New Testament of the Bible. One of the most influential, inspirational speeches in the history of … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: A city set on a hill
Sunday Sermon: Our responsibility in the New Covenant
The sermon that I heard delivered at church this morning included an interesting line. It was delivered by Rev. Dennis O'Donnell, who said that "many Catholics today are actually very good Jews." What he was referring to, as he went on to explain, is that in his experiences in talking to many Catholics, it seems … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: Our responsibility in the New Covenant
Sunday Sermon: You don’t have plenty of time
Today at our church, the pastor told the famous allegory of "The Council of the Devils in Hell" as part of his sermon. The allegory can be worded in any number of ways to either stretch out the story or to shorten it up, but in general it goes something like this: Satan had learned … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: You don’t have plenty of time
MATT VEASEY 