Category: Religion
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Freemasonry and the Church
Discover the historical challenge to Catholicism in the Masonic rituals and tenets,.
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The Grindstone
During a homily, the priest lifted our bored faces by boldly declaring, “So not everyone’s going to heaven.” A matronly woman sitting next to me looked up for a moment from thumbing her cell phone. Somehow assured that her Judgment Day was not imminent, she then returned to marking the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries via…
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Narrow the Gate
Like in that pecan grove, we all face daunting hazards that prevent our spiritual rebirth. Distractions squirrel away our free time, a job’s drudgery just to feed the belly dulls the mind. We rot in the shade of a towering mentor and fail to mature.
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Castrati
Centuries ago in Europe, boys had the option of becoming permanent choir singers by castration.The training of these boys was as rigorous as a military academy.
