Father Fessio in Five

72: Notes from the Underworld

Who is going to hell? Most, a few, all, none? Stop asking the wrong question. 

69: What Happened to the Old Hebrew Law?

Jesus said that "not one jot or tittle" of the Law would change. . . Am I sinning by trimming by beard? 

68: WHY?

We need to go back to the most basic question:  Why does anything exist at all?

67: Fine, We Share the Divine Nature—So What?

What difference does divinization make if we still have to go to the DMV like everyone else? 

66: Simon Peter Says: God Makes Us Divine

Jesus brings heaven down to us, right here on the ground, among the commoners—if we accept him.

65: Quantum Physics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 3]

Physicists agree: There is no way to understand electrons. But Christians add: "Except God."

64: Astrophysics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 2]

"Dark energy" is a scientific fact, but nobody is talking about what it proves: there is something beyond this universe—something very, very powerful indeed.

63: Microbiology Points to God [Science and Love, pt 1]

Evolution's real, but it isn't everything. Biology brings us to the Lord, and I'll prove it—with cholesterol. STAY TUNED NEXT EPISODE FOR MORE ON SCIENCE.

62: Just Follow YOUR Call

God gives EACH of us—laymen, priests, nuns, monks, bums—our own gifts. If only we'd accept them!

61: Don't Just "Be Good," But GO

For Saint Paul, Christianity requires motion. 

60: Don't Fear the Reaper

With Jesus, you have ALREADY died—and LIFE has already won out.

59: God Makes Himself Small

He does it in order to make us—in a way—divine. 

58: At Meribah and Massah [The Best Part of Waking Up, pt. 2]

Father, lead us not into complaining.

57: The Best Part of Waking Up

... is ringing out our joy to the God who saves us. In other words, the Invitatory.

56: Peace and the Church

"Peace be to you," Jesus says. But do we really know Christ's peace?

55: The Art of Moving On

Don't let sin stop you from praising Jesus. Saint Peter DENIED GOD and lived to preach about it.  

54: No Time to Pray?

Too busy to pray? Then you've got your life backwards.

53: Lead Us Not into Temptation

Does God tempt us?

52: You Have to March to Be Christian

Galatians 5 tells us to walk—together, like soldiers.

51: God Wants Co-writers

Who wrote the Bible? God? People? The answer is yes. And it's better that way.

50: Be a Joseph

Authority is about giving.

49: OUR Father—Not Just "My" Father

"We," "us," is distinctly, uniquely Christian.

48: Punishment and Mercy

The Old Testament can seem brutal at times. Is God really love? King David gives us the key.  

47: Fear and Faith

"Daughter, your faith has made you well."

46: Can We Help Jesus to Rejoice? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 9)

"In my flesh," St. Paul says, "I complete what is lacking in Christ's" . . . joy?

45: Who Is Speaking in the Psalms—God, David, or Israel?

The answer is YES. And that's how it is supposed to be.

44: Roots, Roots, Roots (Colossians Up Close, pt. 8)

Without roots, trees collapse, and plants blow around like tumbleweeds. Jesus wants our roots to be in him.

43: We Are Far Closer Together Than We Know (Colossians Up Close, pt. 7)

Our lives are more intertwined than we can ever realize on earth. Yet how much more is CHRIST'S life—and his suffering—linked to ours.

42: Knowledge vs. Wisdom . . . and Where the Twain Meet (Colossians Up Close, pt. 6)

According to Paul, you can't know anything, much less apply that knowledge, without Jesus.

41: Do You Really Know What "Mystery" Means? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 5)

Christ lives within us. We think we know it, but a thousand lifetimes are not enough to grasp it.