Category Archives: commentary

Short answer: Christians exercise the Benedict Option when they strive to live apart from secular society, as much as possible, while forming a community with like-minded Christians. Saint Benedict left behind the sinful society of Rome to live in a … Continue reading →

Which colleges and universities are truly Catholic Christian in nature? I suggest that the following criteria should be met by any institution of higher learning claiming to be Catholic. 1. Most students are believing and practicing Catholic Christians. 2. Most … Continue reading →

A recent news article proclaims: Compelling new evidence may prove the Tower of Babel really existed. The tower in question, the Ziggurat of Babylon, is dated to about 1792 to 1750 B.C. But if the Tower of Babel really existed, … Continue reading →

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My book Healthy Eating versus Mortality, in Kindle format only, will be free from May 1 to May 5, 2017 (Pacific time). Please take advantage of this offer. I’ve also made my novel, Actress slash Criminal, free during the same … Continue reading →

This post is for readers to ask me about the controversy over Pope Francis. I believe that a conservative schism is currently unfolding, and that it will get worse as time passes. Subsequently, under the next conservative Pope, many liberals … Continue reading →

Is it better to be a good atheist, who loves his neighbor, than a bad Catholic, who sins gravely and does not repent? In some sense, yes, it is. Anyone, Catholic or otherwise, who commits an actual mortal sin and … Continue reading →

Good Friday of 2017 is one of very few possible dates remaining for the Warning of Garabandal. That date is April 14th, just 100 days from today (January 4th). I suggest the faithful undertake a program of increased prayer and … Continue reading →

The full text of the Dubia proposed by four Cardinals to Pope Francis is here. First, I would like to reply to the claim of some dubia supporters that the Cardinals are simply asking questions and asking for clarification. What … Continue reading →

The last day of 2016 falls on this Saturday. And Saturday is the day when parishes commonly offer Confession, usually just before the vigil Mass. It would be helpful to souls, pleasing to God, and I think fitting as a … Continue reading →

My booklet, The Immaculate Virgin Conception of the Virgin Mary, includes a discussion of the virgin conception and virgin birth of Jesus as well as the Immaculate Conception and birth of Mary. In honor of the birth of Jesus, the … Continue reading →

[Matthew] {7:24} Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. {7:25} And the rains descended, and the floods rose up, and the winds … Continue reading →

I received an e-mail from a reader with a series of questions on guardian angels. Here are the questions and my answers. My answers are in the realm of speculative theology. Q: “Does my guardian angel know what I am … Continue reading →