Austin Bomber and Judas Hid Their Hearts Well
At the Last Supper, there was a mystery among the apostles. When Jesus said: “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me,” the apostles were mystified. “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?” they asked.
Ask for Holy Desire
I don’t desire death. I’m not talking about the kind that comes from depression but the sort written about in the personal diary of St. Jean de Brebeuf, (1593 – 1649). “For the last two days I’ve experience the desire to be a martyr.” Days later it came to pass.
Self-Centeredness Behind the Deaths of Jesus and Judas
“It always amazes me that at the Last Supper, when Jesus said, ‘One of you will betray me,’ that no one knew who it was,” Msgr. Thomas Richter said during a Holy Week homily. Such secrecy, he pointed out, is what led to Judas’s betrayal of Christ. All of Christendom thinks “betrayer” at the name…
Locked in the Confessional
There are some things that are uniquely Catholic. Going to confession is one of these. This sacramental gift that Jesus gave to his apostles on his first appearance after his resurrection, bonds us with our Catholic family. We share in the amazing grace and sometimes, things happen that only a Catholic can understand. …
Is Sin Obsolete?
Is it possible to have more sin in the world but less people sinning? Some say that our world is more sinful than ever before—more adultery, abortion, situational ethics, etc. Yet, if committing a sin requires a person to know it is a sin and choose to commit it anyways, doesn’t that…