Already Catechised

It seems a lifetime ago when I was in Chicago at college while watching as we were attacked by radical Islamists. Live on TV the buildings came crashing down. It was partly due to living in a free society that promotes ideas antithetical to Islam, but also that Islam is an imperialistic religion. Our freedom here means…

The Shack

I am writing this partly as a review for the book/movie but more so because even though it is fiction it is teaching some things about God. Now I understand that the point of the book is to address loss and to comfort those that may need it, but in doing so it seems to…

Tragedy and Compassion

Russel Moore already wrote what I wanted to say. But why not say it again?  I got up to speak on Sunday and someone just happened to mention the shooting in Orlando to me. Like most of us, I slept through one of the largest terrorist shootings in our history. I was overwhelmed, to say…

James Joseph Ponce

My brother went to be with the Lord yesterday. He went peacefully in the night. I never expected to write those words being so young. I figured if I was still blogging I still wouldn’t have to say those words for another 40 years at least, or perhaps it would be someone else saying it…