Eric Sammons, a former Evangelical, entered the Catholic Church in 1993. He is the father of seven children and author of seven books, including The Old Evangelization: How to Spread the Faith Like Jesus Did.
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Scripture & Tradition: Third Sunday of Advent
Epistle: Philippians 4:4-7 Gospel: John 1:19-28 Incline Thine ear to our prayers we beseech Thee, O Lord; and enlighten the darkness of our minds by the grace of Thy visitation. – From the Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent …
Where Have All the Catholics Gone?
Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II Stephen Bullivant Oxford University Press 336 pages $32.95 hardback, $24.99 e-book If you want to start a heated debate in Catholic circles, just state an opinion about the Second …
Scripture & Tradition: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Epistle: Proverbs 8:22-35 Gospel: Luke 1:26-28 O God, Who by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, prepared a worthy dwelling for Your Son, and Who, by Your Son’s death, foreseen by You, preserved her from all taint, grant, we beseech …
Scripture & Tradition: First Sunday of Advent
Epistle: Romans 13:11-14 Gospel: Luke 21:25-33 Stir up Thy power, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come: that from the threatening dangers of our sins, by Thy protection we may deserve to be rescued, and be saved by Thy deliverance. …
Scripture & Tradition: Twenty-Fourth and Last Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Colossians 1:9-14 Gospel: Matthew 24:15-25 Stir up the wills of Thy faithful people, we beseech Thee, O Lord: that more earnestly seeking the fruit of good works, they may receive more abundantly the gifts of Thy loving kindness. – …
The Epistle of St. Jude: A Letter for Our Present Crisis
Many Catholics today are desperate to hear words of encouragement and direction from the bishops, the successors to the apostles. But what if I told you that we have such words from an actual apostle? The Epistle of St. Jude …
Scripture & Tradition: Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Philippians 3.17-21;4. 1-3 Gospel: Matthew 9.18-26 Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people; that we may be delivered by Thy goodness from the bonds of sins, which by our frailty we have committed. – From …
Scripture & Tradition: Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Philippians 1:6-11 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21 O God, our refuge and our strength, give ear to the holy prayers of Thy Church, and grant, that what we ask with faith, we may effectually obtain. – From the Collect for the …
Scripture & Tradition: Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17 Gospel: Matthew 18:23-35 O Lord, we beseech Thee, to keep Thy household in continual godliness that, through Thy protection, it may be free from all adversities, and devotedly given to serve Thee in good works to the …
Is Francis the Pope?
It’s hard to imagine the Catholic Church being in worse shape than it currently is. We have a colossal and ongoing sex abuse scandal among the clergy and hierarchy that continues endlessly like some demonic global Chinese water torture. Due …