Category: Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap.

Improving the Church

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Decades ago, American conservatives used to say that liberalism was “creeping socialism.” It wasn’t true at the time – although…

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Of Tattoos and Stigmata

by bcadmin | Nov 6, 2022 | 2022, age of tattoos, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Cross of Christ, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Weinandy's "Of Tattoos and Stigmata", Jesus Christ, marked by Christ's death, News, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

I recently saw a cartoon of a football coach exhorting his new recruits. After he had finished his pep talk,…

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‘Humanae Vitae’ in the Cross Hairs

by bcadmin | Sep 29, 2022 | 2022, Catholic teaching on sexuality, Columns, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., James V. Schall, News, Pontifical Academy for Life, Richard A. Spinello's "‘Humanae Vitae’ in the Cross Hairs", The Catholic Thing | 0 |

Since the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL) was restructured several years ago by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, it has been mired…

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The Lay Vocation

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In 1903, the College of Cardinals met in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Leo XIII, who had reigned…

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The Lord’s Koan

by bcadmin | Aug 17, 2022 | 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, exegesis on "lead us not into temptation", Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., lead us not into temptation, Lord's Prayer, Michael Pakaluk, News, Pakaluk's "The Lord’s Koan", Pope Francis, St. Augustine of Hippo, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

The Catechism of the Council of Trent, also known as the “Roman Catechism,” devotes twelve dense pages to explaining the…

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The American Catholic Church: A Defense

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Although much has already been written concerning Pope Francis’s elevating Bishop Robert McElroy to the College of Cardinals, I believe…

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Of Grizzlies and the New Creation

by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | 2022, Behold I make all things new Revelation 21:5, Columns, Daniel 3, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., God’s good Creation, New Heaven and the New Earth, News, petting a grizzly bear, Psalm 148, Saint Francis Preaching to the Animals by Jan Siberechts 1666 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Second Coming, Weinandy's Of Grizzlies and the New Creation | 0 |

Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap.: In communion with us, all creation (animals included) groans, eagerly awaiting freedom from sin’s curse of death.

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The Most Important Word in the Whole of History

by bcadmin | Jan 8, 2022 | 2022, Arian heresy, Arius, Columns, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., fullness of the Godhead Father Son Holy Spirit, homoousion or consubstantial, News, Origen, The Most Important Word in the Whole of History | 0 |

Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: The word is ‘homoousion.’ Without it, the whole of the Gospel, the whole of the Catholic faith would be rendered void.

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To Love the Church

by bcadmin | Nov 14, 2021 | 2021, Body of Christ, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., Jesus Christ, News, proper reform, rebuilding the Church, Roman Catholic Church, San Damiano, St. Francis of Assisi, The Catholic Thing, To Love the Church | 0 |

Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap: Many so-called Church reformers don’t love the Church. They should look to another reformer: St. Francis.

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Groaning to Be Set Free

by bcadmin | May 24, 2021 | 2021, a new heaven and a new earth, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., Galleria dell'Accademia, Groaning to Be Set Free, Michelangelo (1475-1564), Michelangelo's "slave" sculptures, News, Romans 8:22-24, slave statues parable human freedom, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: Michelangelo’s “slaves” are sculpted parables. His figures seek liberation from stone as we seek freedom in Christ.

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Sexual Acts – Good and Bad – Are for Real

by bcadmin | Jul 19, 2020 | 1 Corinthians, 2020, Columns, feast of St. Maria Goretti, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., News, pretended sins, real sins, Sexual Acts – Good and Bad – Are for Real, St. Paul on sexual immorality, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

Thomas Weinandy OFM Cap.: In movies, actors pretend to kill or steal, but such scenes aren’t per se immoral. But nude sex scenes are real and always sinful.

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The Pandemic and Repentance

by bcadmin | Apr 9, 2020 | 2020, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Daniel 9:3-19, Esther 14:3-7, Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy OFM Cap., God’s righteous judgment, Haman, Holy Thursday, Jesus Christ, John 3:14-15, News, Numbers 21:4-9, Persian king Ahasuerus, Pope Francis, Queen Esther, The Catholic Thing, The Pandemic and Repentance, Triduum | 0 |

Fr. Thomas Weinandy: We can’t say COVID-19 is God’s judgment; we can say a sick, sinful world needs Christ’s body and blood – the medicine of immortality.

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