Hosea: Faithful Husband, Faithful Prophet
Written for Principles of Biblical Theology, Dr. Joshua Madden, September 25, 2019 Hosea is a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel,...
The Faith of Abraham
Written for Principles of Biblical Theology, Dr. Joshua Madden, September 18, 2019 Abraham is a well-known prophet, whose faith in God...
Is it Live or is it Memorex?
Some people might say that the reason I can’t remember things, like people’s names, is because I’m getting older – okay, getting old. I...
The Shoe Box
From the time I got married, two things lived on the shelf in the hall closet: the wedding album from Nick's first marriage, to Lydia...
Hail, Mary!
This is the text of my presentation at a recent Legion of Mary function. The subject is the Hail Mary. That’s the Hail Mary in Aramaic....
Sharing May Not Be Caring
I love Facebook. It’s a great way to stay in touch with far-flung friends and family. I hate Facebook. People are constantly posting...
Baby, I’m Just Society’s Child
I wanted to write about the movie Unplanned, and I wanted to write about the current controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A. Then I...
Mercy
God's mercy has been a big topic the past week or so. It started last Thursday at the Think God! group I facilitate. We are studying...
On Christ: Fully Human, Fully Divine
I wrote this in March, 2019 for a Diocesan class on Christology, In retrospect, this paper was my impetus for applying to Ave Maria. So,...
Grief
I wrote this back in November, 2011, when a friend's son was diagnosed with a serious, and possibly fatal, condition. I used it as...