Our familiar visitors January 8, 2021By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough, Feature Putting Christmas decorations away is a sad time for many. It doesn’t have to be that way.
November to remember November 17, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough November’s celebration of the faithful departed reminds us that none of us are accidentally here.
Cobra Kai and the transformative power of mercy October 9, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough Cobra Kai has been a nice illustration of what can happen when we let go of the past and the devil’s desire to keep reminding us of it.
Sacred Routine August 5, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough We need order and a sense of safety – now more than ever. Mass and other elements of our faith help to provide that. Enjoy the routine!
Discipleship – There’s an app for that! May 14, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough Rather than connecting some pop culture offering of this moment, I want to promote The Chosen because I want to promote Jesus and discipleship.
Don’t waste a good quarantine April 28, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Coronavirus, Diamonds in the Rough This quarantine is an opportunity, not a crisis. And like any opportunity, it can be wasted. We cannot allow that to happen.
‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’ January 30, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough God is not a genie; but he is intimately fond of us. He would do anything for you – not because he is our slave, but because he is nothing but love.
What I did on my Christmas holiday January 14, 2020By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough The nature of true argument is not to destroy the interlocutor. It’s not even to “win,” really. The point of debate and argument in the classical sense it to delve into and arrive at the Truth.
Be Our Guest December 12, 2019By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough Everyone who comes to us should be reminded that through their Baptism, they are priests, prophets, and kings — not just in some fairy-tale sense, but truly, because their relationship with Christ makes them so.
Found in translation January 2, 2018By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr. Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary It is beautiful, in fact, to get so close to the language of the early Church (even if it is the written and not spoken language) and to enter into the heart of God’s Word.
