Category Archives: Faith Resources

How To Stop Sexualizing Everything

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://thefederalist.com/2015/12/28/how-to-stop-sexualizing-everything/ by Denise C. McAllister Bye, I love you!” I said as I hung up the phone. My 15-year-old daughter was in the car at the time and asked who I was talking to. “My friend, Leslie, from Texas.” “A … Continue reading →

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FREE Guide –> How to Easily Read the Whole Bible in 2016

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

We’re right around the corner from 2016, so now is a good time to ask yourself: Why not commit to reading the entire Bible in 2016? It’s not as hard as you might think. The Bible contains around 775,000 words. … Continue reading →

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What Daniel meant to the persecuted Egyptians

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/11995928/What-Daniel-meant-to-the-persecuted-Egyptians.html by Chris Howse Beautifully carved on a small ivory box 1,500 years ago, Daniel stands, hands raised, palms outward, in prayer. He wears a conical hat with a turn-over point, no doubt to indicate he is an exiled Jew … Continue reading →

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Why Your Child Has Left the Church

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

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Why Spiritual Direction?

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2015/06/27/why_spiritual_direction.html by Russell Shaw Is spiritual direction intended only for a small elite group composed of clergy and nuns and a handful of laity with special vocations? Not really. Direction is for serious Christians generally, whether cleric, religious, or … Continue reading →

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To save the memory of India’s martyrs, somebody has to pay the tab

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2015/08/01/to-save-the-memory-of-indias-martyrs-somebody-has-to-pay-the-tab/ by John L. Allen Jr. HUBANESWAR, India — Memory might not be the end of justice for the victims of persecution, but it’s surely the beginning. If no one even remembers their suffering, there’s little basis to hope for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, ‘Sommo Poeta’

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://www.thecatholicthing.org/2015/05/31/happy-birthday-sommo-poeta/ by Robert Royal you believe the scholars – and sometimes there’s no reason not to – today or maybe tomorrow or at any rate one of these days under the sign of Gemini, is the 750th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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GREAT NEW “Word on Fire” SERIES

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters   Video Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvVyaGztiDs Website: http://mysteryofgod.wordonfire.org/  Atheism is on the rise. Skeptical thinkers like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris vigorously attack belief in God as irrational or, even worse, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the life and work of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://americamagazine.org/issue/praise-him by Joseph J. Feeney, S.J. I am so happy, I am so happy,” said Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., as he was dying in Dublin on June 8, 1889. As rich and resonant as any words in his poems, these … Continue reading →

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Jesus to St. Faustina on Spiritual Warfare

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.

Originally at: http://catholicexchange.com/jesus-st-faustina-spiritual-warfare-25-secrets by KATHLEEN BECKMAN In Cracow-Pradnik, June 2, 1938, the Lord Jesus directed a young Polish Sister of Mercy on a three-day retreat. Faustina Kowalska painstakingly recorded Christ’s instruction in her diary that is a mystical manual on prayer and … Continue reading →

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