Is there a war between science and religion? If you watch modern media, you might think so! Perhaps the divide isn't as large as we think... I again leaned heavily on “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis for this video, and well as a video by Bishop Robert Barron from Word on Fire titled, “Bishop Barron... Continue Reading →
The Power of Words
I do question and answer sessions with almost every group of people I work with, from sixth graders to hospice care. Everyone has questions, and while I don't always have the answers, so many questions are repeated that I'm at the point where I'm actually pretty good with most questions. This summer, I was asked... Continue Reading →
Basic Christianity 03 – Religious vs Materialist
When it comes to where the universe comes from, the world is primarily broken into two camps, the Religious View, and the Materialist View. While I wrote every word, this talk is outright stolen from “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis, one of my personal heroes and a definitive work on the basics of Christianity. You... Continue Reading →
I lost my green thumb
It's harvest time, and this is the first year in a very long time that means something to me. This year, I built my wife a garden. She always wanted to grow things. I used to spend a lot of time in my gardens as a young man, and always enjoyed it, so I was... Continue Reading →
The Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
This is a legacy post from the old website I didn't want to lose, published July 16th, 2012. Today is a very special day for me. It seems my entire life as a Catholic has revolved around our Lady under the title of Mt Carmel. I was born on the feast day of St John... Continue Reading →
Basic Christianity 02 – Why are we Here?
Every human person at some point asks the question, "Why are we here?" In this first video of our series, "Basic Christianity", we will begin to look more deeply at this question. The discussion of “First Cause” is found best stated by Thomas Aquinas in 1274 AD, in his “Summa Theologiea”, Question 2, Article 3... Continue Reading →
Basic Christianity 01 – Introduction
So my goal here is to make a series of videos I wish existed when I personally converted to Christianity. It's almost like I'm trying to convert myself all over again. I remember when I became Catholic, I raided my DRE's office and stole all her videos. Most of them were from the 70s, and... Continue Reading →
For the love of chant
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Gregory the Great. There aren't all that many Saints we label with "the Great", but this man's love for the poor and his powerful ability to stay true to the faith despite being elevated to the Papacy rightly earned him the title. He was immensely fond of the... Continue Reading →
When Times are Dark, Be Holy
I couldn't really fit what I wanted to say in a post, so I made a video. It's not a very good video, I've never really done that before. I would really like to know if this is something I should do more of, or if I should leave this to better creators. There are... Continue Reading →
The True New Year’s Day
I'm a high school theology teacher, and as you might imagine, I have a love / hate relationship with this time of year. On one side of things, I am so very happy to see all of my students, of whom I very much love. I have been looking forward to their stories, their youthful... Continue Reading →