January 15, 2025 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
The Our Father is the most familiar of all Christian prayers. Its constant recitation inevitably leads to a glazing of our mental eyes, rendering us numb to the shocking permission Jesus grants us in the opening words. He invites us, even requires us, to claim familiarity with God. “Pray like this,” Jesus tells those gathered for His Sermon on the Mount: “Our Father, who art in Heaven…” (Matthew 6:9).
December 17, 2024 | Continuum
Contents From the Headmaster News & Notes College Matriculation “A Cloud of Witnesses” by Tom Pruit “A Calling of the Heart” by Bob Greenfield In Memoriam Class Reunions Fall Sports Afterthoughts by Patrick Spence ’08 Running as a...
November 20, 2024 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
“Understanding Church teachings and defending the dignity of life” by Fr. John for The Texas Catholic. As another election concludes, Catholics should remember we are responsible for helping to unify our country. One way to do that is to announce together...
November 11, 2024 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
When Moses asks God to provide a name that he might share with the enslaved Israelites in Egypt, “God replied to Moses: ‘I am who I am.’ Then He added: ‘This is what you will tell the Israelites: I am has sent me to you.’ God spoke further to Moses: ‘This is what you will say to the Israelites: The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’” (Exodus 3:14-15).
November 1, 2024 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. John Bayer
What is a man? That’s a wonderful question that seems difficult to raise without provoking strong reactions.
October 9, 2024 | A Word to Enkindle, Fr. Thomas Esposito
Christians are required to apologize for their faith. They do this in one of two ways.