Father Fessio in Five

Faith in God

Drawing on the Fathers of the Church, Fr. Fessio outlines what it means to have “faith in God.”

75: Thrown Into The Fire

At the end of the age, will all people be thrown into the fire?

74: Hope in a Chaotic World

The Prophet Jeremiah laments the corruption of the next generation but finds his hope in God.

73: Have I Fought the Good Fight?

Saint Paul says we must fight not just well, but BEAUTIFULLY.

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.