Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
A feeble attempt to calculate hell
What’s it like to watch a man die by crucifixion? Find out. Join me at a place called Golgotha in 33 A.D.
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A critical reader challenged me: “What exactly did Jesus say about defining marriage as being between a man and a woman?” This is a test question. Most people know that Jesus didn’t specifically address the subject of same-sex marriage …
Read MoreJesus, are you really here?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jYHPskzYhM] I took the Bread and then I took the Cup. This happened at Mass this morning. What happened? I encountered Christ. The Catholic Catechism explains: “The signs of bread and wine become, in a way surpassing understanding, the Body and Blood of Christ; they continue also to signify the goodness of…
Read MoreAn intoxicating love affair with the divine
Last night was big. It was my 31st anniversary of becoming a parent. And it was another anniversary. I attended the beautiful Easter Vigil Mass at my church. It was the 31st anniversary of my entrance into the Catholic Church, an act whose significance grows each day. My baby boy and I both came into the Church that evening in 1981. Thirty-one is a fitting number. After all, I attend a church called Holy Trinity, named in honor of our God in three forms, who nevertheless is one God. The Father. The Son. The Holy Spirit. The sweep of the Catholic Easter Vigil is awe-inspiring. It is epic …
Read MoreWas Jesus Real?
By Tom Quiner Lee Strobel was an atheist who came to believe in Jesus after spending two years trying to disprove His divinity. Be sure to watch the video from my previous post where Mr. Strobel, a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune, talks about his surprising findings about Christ. C.S. Lewis was another atheist…
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