In Life of Christ, Fulton Sheen reflects on why John the Baptist confronted Herod on his sinful and scandalous marriage to Herodias, both of whom had been married before. Sheen says: “If there was one subject that, from a worldly…
Author: Brad Shorr
“You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.[5] 39 But I tell you that you should not offer resistance to injury; if a man strikes thee on thy right cheek,…
There was a bit of a dust-up on social media this week when Crisis Magazine ran an essay condemning The Chosen for portraying Jesus as a joke-cracking, regular guy. Amongst the devout some were scandalized, pointing out that never once…
Here is the difference between the Christian and the person of the world. The Christian wants to be free of sin. The person of the world wants to be free to sin. “Of” and “to” are small words that make…
Fulton J. Sheen, in his Life of Christ, says this about Peter when he refuses to have his feet washed by Jesus: “The Divine Master did not impart knowledge to Peter, and then ask him to submit. He asked him…