by Nick Punch | Aug 19, 2013 | Fr Nick's Posts
EMBITTERED MORALIZING – AN OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD FOR GOOD, FAITHFUL PERSONS In a masterful book on grace, Piet Fransen suggests that we can test how well we understand grace by gauging our reaction to this story: Imagine a man who during his whole life is entirely... by Nick Punch | Aug 7, 2013 | Fr Nick's Posts
Living in the Catholic Church: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Thomas F. O’Meara, O.P. Prelude 50 Years of time since Vatican II. You have “taken time” for us to reflect together this afternoon. Let me begin with time. These days we are looking at church and university... by Nick Punch | Aug 6, 2013 | Fr Nick's Posts
Fr Richard Leonard SJ. Today’s Gospel teaches us that our Christian life should be marked by five characteristics, that we: willingly share with those in need; are ready to act justly; stay alert to the presence of God in the world; guard against those people or... by Nick Punch | Jul 22, 2013 | Fr Nick's Posts
Niall Williams studied scripture under people like Raymund Brown before writing this novel on John the Evangelist. It begins on Patmos with John and a few of his disciples on the Island of Patmos during the time of their banishment there. John is nearly a century... by Nick Punch | Apr 17, 2013 | Fr Nick's Posts
I was recommended to read this book by Fr Ronald Rolheiser. He chose it as one of the best reads of 2012. It is well written, and is close enough to the truth to be more a biography than a novel. It tells of the tragic consequence of the pedophile scandal in the...