Spiritual Reading – Who Needs It?

Spiritual Reading – Who Needs It?

I am afraid that for many Catholics the term “spiritual reading” is either a strange expression, and they are not sure what it means, or they have heard that monks and nuns do it–whatever it is. But spiritual reading is neither strange nor exotic as...
The Price of Proclaiming the Truth

The Price of Proclaiming the Truth

The title of this conference could be changed by reading, “The Price of Proclaiming Christ.” The reason is obvious. Remember the dialogue between Jesus and the apostle Thomas. Thomas said to Him, “Lord we do not know where you are going and how can we know the way?”...
Sin and Its Consequenes

Sin and Its Consequenes

Our theme is sin and its consequences. We shall first look at what the Old Testament tells us and then the New. Before we start however, I thought I would read a few lines from a book, which you may know exists. I won’t say where I got it. [The Gospels Without Myth,...
Our Catholic Answer to the Sexual Suicide of America

Our Catholic Answer to the Sexual Suicide of America

Surely the last title for a conference sponsored by Eternal Life would be sexual suicide. Yet that is exactly what we are addressing ourselves to. The language may sound strange but the idea behind the language is part of modern society, which desperately needs to be...
The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist

The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist

The importance of associating the Holy Eucharist with devotion to the Sacred Heart can scarcely be overemphasized. Our instinctive Catholic sense tells us that no devotion is worth cultivation unless it is grounded on the solid dogmas of revelation and its roots go...