We have all heard the phrase, “why do bad things happen to good people?” Often the answer of some is to blame God, even for things which are their own fault, or are the result of human evil. There are times, of course, where there are no easy answers -......
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Discerning God’s will in our lives, discovering what is good, acceptable and perfect, is more important than anything else. Our Lenten journey is to break with conformity to this world’s standards and be remade and renewed by the Word of God. Worship and prayer will allow our minds to be......
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We have reached the milestone of 100 weeks of Gospel Nuggets! For this 100th episode Father Ben shares a message of thanks, of encouragement and, most especially, of hope. The Christian virtue of hope is needed by all of us in these troubling times.
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Fr. Ben's latest in the European Conservative, regarding the Church's approach to the pandemic.
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As we begin the journey of Lent, one very good examination of conscience could be on our use of words. When we know little, said TS Eliot, we usually substitute emotion for thought. Sometimes, though, we need to hear the encouraging words of Scripture, like those of St. Paul, telling......
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