Posts in the "Christianity explained" category

Articles which explain basic elements of Christianity, as well as defend the faith against misconceptions.

What happens when we die?

Find out by listening to this homily, offered on the feast of All Souls.

Christ Is Risen! Hallelujah!

The Crossroads Initiative

A reader sent in a link to a site produced by Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio called The Crossroads Initiative. She reports that she finds it especially useful for Bible study. Dr. D’Ambrosio is well-known as a reliable witness to the Catholic faith, so I am going to add this link to our Adventus list […]

Joe Cannon, this one’s for you: Marriage, divorce, and annulments

Last Tuesday (March 11) I was interviewed on the Joe Cannon show (940 AM Montreal) regarding the so-called “new sins from the Vatican”. I found this whole affair to be a tempest in a teacup, and I said so on the air. Joe was a challenging interviewer (he clearly likes to keep things […]

Parish mission at Holy Name of Jesus

This post is especially for those persons who attended the parish mission at Holy Name of Jesus parish from March 2-4. I promised to put a downloadable version of the slides on this site, and here they now are:

Evening 1: Who is God, and if God is good why is there evil in […]

“Stuff to Know” document ready

To my THEO 211L students: you can now download the Stuff to Know document.

THEO 211L: The earthly life and ministry of Jesus

The course page for THEO 211L has been updated with the audio files for week 6:
The earthly life and ministry of Jesus:

Lecture, part 1
Lecture, part 2

The audio for part 1 of the lecture is not very good, unfortunately, because the recorder was accidentally set to “meeting” rather than “dictation”. I did use some software […]

THEO 211L: Weeks 4 and 5

The course page for THEO 211L has been updated with the audio files for weeks 4 and 5:
Week 4 - Evil and salvation:

Lecture, part 1
Lecture, part 2

Week 5 - Jesus, Son of God and Son of Mary:

Lecture, part 1
Lecture, part 2

Sorry for the delay!

St. Paul Center For Biblical Theology

The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology is a non-profit research and educational institute that promotes life-transforming Scripture study in the Catholic tradition. The Center serves clergy and laity, students and scholars, with research and study tools — from books and publications to multimedia and on-line programming.
Salvationhistory.org is a highly recommended website featuring selected audio […]

THEO 211L: Week 3 - Creation

The course page for THEO 211L has been updated with the audio files for week 3:

Lecture, part 1
Lecture, part 2

Sorry about the mix-up with the previous week’s files. These should work, and if not just let me know.