In the pursuit of elucidating the distinction between the notions of praise and worship, as they pertain to the spiritual praxis of the devout, it behooves us to undertake a disquisition reminiscent of the method employed by the venerable St. Thomas Aquinas. The Angelic Doctor, in his monumental Summa Theologica, availed himself of a dialectical … Continue reading Praising and Worshipping
I am reminded of a video that I saw online of an elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's. Sitting in her wheelchair with headphones on to hear the sounds of music from Swan Lake. She seems to come alive while gesturing with her hands toward the person controlling the phone to "turn it up". As … Continue reading How Quickly We Can Remember
I was talking with a non-Catholic friend on the topic of the assurance of salvation and their stance was that of most protestants that I have come across and that is, once you've accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you cannot lose your salvation. As we talked for about 10-15 minutes, we had … Continue reading Your Jesus or my Jesus?
When I was a kid, probably late elementary/early middle school, I learned about inside jokes. Two of my classmates were giggling about some comment that one of them had made and I thought they were poking fun at me. So, I did the average "Thai" thing and confronted one of them. "You got a problem … Continue reading Ignorance (of Scripture) is (not) Bliss.
I have a confession. I've been a coward. For the 4 people or so, who follow my blog will notice that I have not been posting. And truth be told I'm still not sure I am ready to post anything. But here it goes.... I was confronted about my blog post after having a debate … Continue reading You’re NOT gonna change me!
My Lord and my God!
Disciples At The Ready 