This article first appeared at: catholic.com.This two-sided medal of St. Benedict, a powerful sacramental in use since at least 1880, includes several details one might overlook at first.Holy medals, also known as devotional medals or religious medals, are...
5 Non-Religious Arguments Against Abortion
This article first appeared at: catholic.com.Recently, I was given the opportunity to defend the pro-life position in a formal debate at a prominent medical school. My opponent was a skilled philosopher who has published several critiques of the pro-life...
Parousia Podcast – Virtue: The Antidote to Vice – Dr Paul Morrissey with Matthew-Hermann Tague
Those who have heard the conversion story of Matthew-Hermann Tague will know he often talks about virtue being the antidote to vice. In this Parousia Podcast, Matthew-Hermann Tague sits down with Dr Paul Morrissey, President of Campion College Australia to discuss the...
The Eucharist: A Model of Perfect Virtue
This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com. By becoming man, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity was able to teach us perfect virtue not only through a law but also through the example of His human words and actions, especially in His Paschal...
Meditation, Novena and Offering to the Sacred Heart
In honour of the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus occurring this Friday, a Meditation, Novena and Offering to the Sacred Heart has here been provided for your edification courtesy of EWTN. MeditationDevotion to the Sacred Heart, as we know it, began about the year...
Did Jesus Really Want us to Eat His Body?
This article first appeared at: edwardsri.com. What did Jesus mean by his mysterious words at the Last Supper: “Take this, all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body…Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood…”? Did he...
Speakin’ With Deacon – Episode 7 – The New Atheism
Speakin’ with Deacon is a production of the Parousia Podcast Network, in partnership with Voice of Charity Australia and EWTN Asia-Pacific. Join Mark Griffin and Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers as they discuss strategies that will empower us to ‘Announce the Gospel of the...
Glorious Processions: Scott Hahn Reflects on Trinity Sunday
This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.com. In today’s Liturgy we’re swept through time in glorious procession—from before earth and sky were set in place to the coming of the Spirit upon the new creation, the Church. We begin in the heart of the Trinity, as we...
Parousia Podcast – School of Sheen – Episode 5
In this extended episode, Matthew-Hermann Tague talks to Allan Smith from Bishop Sheen Today about the anthology 'Seven Last Words of Christ Explained' by the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen which was the focus for the Parousia School of Sheen Lenten Pilgrimage...