Tag: Gospel

A Disembodied Gospel – The Catholic Thing

I am a priest, and I have drawn a hard line on artificial intelligence. Insofar as I can, I avoid it. I am aware of course that A.I. has already become so much a part of ordinary modern life and that I cannot truly forgo its use. So when I say…

Of Forty Days and the Gospel Plough

In the season of Lent, the Church enters the wilderness to fast and abstain. It is a time of testing. The number forty often indicates this throughout the Scriptures. “Forty days” signals a time when God tests the hearts of His people, so that…

Accepting the Gospel and Preaching It, Too

Pope Saint John Paul II begins his encyclical letter on the missions (Redemptoris missio, 1990) by citing Saint Paul in his First Letter to the Corinthians. The Apostle to the Gentiles writes there: “Woe to me if I do not preach the .” (1…

Awakening to the Father Cry

Several years ago, I was scheduled to preach at a New Year’s ministry gathering on the future of the Pentecostal movement among new generations in the twenty-first century. Keeping with my custom, I had enjoyed turkey, toys, toddlers, and…

Of IVF and the Full Gospel of Life

President Trump recently announced measures to expand access to and reduce costs associated with in vitro fertilization (IVF). This is being billed as a pro-family and pro-life effort to help “American families have more babies.” While the…