Tom Scotus

There has been, and continues to be, a dramatic change in the public’s attitudes towards homosexuality. I’m old enough to remember when “homosexuality didn’t exist.”

Did you ever notice how much better popular music was, 30 or 40 years ago? Maybe it’s my age. Maybe I can’t appreciate most of the more modern music because I’m 50 years old.

“I bought a brand new Vega…

The recent killing spree in a Colorado movie theatre has experts again asking, “Why?” Frank Farley, a psychologist at Temple University and the past president of the American Psychological Association, has argued for a concerted effort to study what he calls the “heart of darkness” in humanity. I think Farley is on the right track.

The “heart of darkness” is rooted in original sin and in our turning away from God. It exists in all of us and has existed throughout humanity’s long history. So, why are senseless multiple killings by crazed individuals becoming more frequent?

A priest once told me, “If it feels good, it’s probably a sin, but do it anyway.”

In my efforts to promote the true Catholic agenda, I have learned that ignorance is the one of our greatest enemies. There are two types: conscious ignorance and unconscious ignorance.

According to Greek mythology, everyone who looked directly at Medusa turned into stone…

The hardest Catholic teaching of all concerns hell. I do accept that teaching, but with difficulty and no small amount of doubt. We’ve all heard the argument: “If God is all loving, how can He permit hell?” A common Catholic reply is, “God sends no one to hell. People send themselves there.” Let’s look further into this mystery.