I was innocently reading 2 Corinthians Chapter 3 in my prayer time when a flood of insights started invading me. In this chapter, St. Paul speaks about the dispensation of the Spirit in contrast to the dispensation of the Law. It hit me that God’s eternal plan, the one hidden from eternity and revealed in [...]

(I apologize for the delay in posting this week’s blog. Due to severe jet lag along with needing permission from the Awesome Aussies I quote in this blog, it took longer than normal to get this blog ready for publication. Enjoy!) When it comes to the Theology of the Body (TOB), the U.S. Catholic Church [...]

(Note: Katrina is still having a great time in Australia so she is having Dr. Peter Kreeft pinch-hit for her. 😊 Here’s the text of a recent article of his on the Eucharist. It originally appeared in issue 5.1 of The Catechetical Review [January 2019] and has been reprinted with permission. The original may be found [...]

You may remember from last week’s blog that Katrina is spending time with the Aussie church Down Under. For this week, in honor of Easter, we’re re-posting blog #12 on “The Resurrection of Your Body.” We hope your “re-reading” of this blog in light of our rich liturgical celebration during Holy Week and Easter will [...]

As you read this, I will be somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on my way to Australia to speak on the Theology of the Body. During the 14-hour flight, I’m sure the “language of my body” will be quite challenged to be generously self-giving, which reminds me of another plane flight. Twenty years ago, I [...]

A participant in one of my classes stumped me a few weeks ago when we were studying intensely TOB Audiences 105-106 on “re-reading” the language of the body. She interrupted me, apologized, and then plaintively said, “I don’t get it – what does JPII mean by re-reading?” I floundered for a while, trying to give [...]

A few weeks ago, I mentioned three specific dates, indelibly etched in my mind. What I failed to note was a fourth date: April 2, 2005, exactly 14 years ago from today’s blog posting. On that day, cold and blustery near Cleveland, Ohio, I spoke at a Byzantine parish. We had just wrapped up the [...]

Last week’s exploration into the Virginal life of the Trinity may have been jarring and even mystifying for some. I agree. I never imagined my adult life would be dedicated to exploring virginity in the Trinity along with human perfection in virginity – and then trying to communicate these truths to others.What a crazy mission! [...]

I rarely remember exact dates in my life, with a few of exceptions: June 16, 1992, when I attended Pope John Paul II’s private morning mass and was blessed personally by him afterwards; June 18, 1987, when a two-hour and 45-minute rapid labor gave birth to my wonderful son, Michael; and December 8, 1999, when [...]

One of my favorite ways to refer to St. John Paul II is “the Star Trekkie of the Catholic World.” For many of us, the mission of the Starship Enterprise is etched into our minds: “To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has [...]