The Narrow Gate Blog
Reflections about faith, life, struggles, and our hope for our ultimate home, Heaven. But the only way through, is via The Narrow Gate.
Secular Society Is Worshiping Something, and It’s Not Christ
This article first appeared at: stpaulcentre.com By Dr Scott Hahn with Brandon McGinley Everything that is true of so-called secular societies is true of so-called secular individuals. To refuse to submit oneself to the living God—to refuse to acknowledge,...
The Eucharist and the Apocalypse
This article first appeared at: catholic.com The (Catholic) Eucharist appears in a striking and mystical way in the book of Revelation. On Easter morning, two disciples of Jesus are on their way from Jerusalem back to Emmaus. They might be husband and...
What do “Soulmates” and Santa Claus have in common?
This article first appeared at: chastity.com When my parents broke the news to me that Santa Claus didn’t exist, I stormed out of the room, blurting, “I don’t even want to know about the Easter Bunny!” Although the news was devastating at the time, I found solace in...
The Christmas Gift that Keeps on Taking
This article first appeared at: catholic.comYou've heard of 'the gift that keeps on giving.' But Jesus is more than that.“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with...
Wake Up! (Jesus Is Coming)
This article first appeared at: catholic.comHomily for the First Sunday of Advent, B CycleJesus said to his disciples:“Be watchful! Be alert!You do not know when the time will come.It is like a man traveling abroad.He leaves home and places his servants in charge,each...
Will We Have Bodies in Heaven?
This article first appeared at: fireupministries.comAt funerals, you will often hear people say, “Heaven just gained an angel”. As well-intentioned as this person may be, this is simply untrue. Heaven did not gain an angel, it gained a human being. God willing when...
CAMPION COLLEGE EMBRACES THE PAROUSIA ACADEMY FOR UNDERGRADUATE ENTRY
This article first appeared at: campion.edu.au Campion College is pleased to announce a new alternative admission pathway into the Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts program through The Parousia Academy. This innovative initiative allows prospective students to...
Modern Ideologies and the Loss of Reality
This article first appeared at: stpaulcenter.comThe essential problem we face in the Western world is the loss of reality. We have entered into a nihilistic view of the world in which nothing is what it is, where there is no such thing as “what something is.”...
Parousia News – October/November 2023
Inaugural Parousia USA Speaking Tour Above: The full team on tour across the western part of the USA Welcome to another couple of months in the world of Parousia. We were recently on tour in the United States of America for our first ever speaking tour of their...
How Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Can Heal Our Culture as Well as Our Souls
This article first appeared at: voyagecomics.comIt might seem strange or odd to think that a fictional book can have a real impact on a person’s life, but I would argue that a mythical adventure has a great capacity to change someone’s life for the better, especially...
Keeping Up with Loved Ones in Purgatory
This article first appeared at: catholic.comSome Protestants criticize the doctrine of purgatory by saying it’s “bad news” in contrast to the “good news” of salvation revealed in the Bible. But nothing could be farther from the truth. The Catholic doctrine of...
EWTN: Program Highlights – November 2023
EWTN Program Highlights – October 2021