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Posts tagged with "Father Thomas Esposito"

Father Esposito: The Experience of being in solitude together Columnists

Father Esposito: The Experience of being in solitude together

Wednesday, April 22, 20200295 Luke begins his account of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah with a rather curious phrase: “Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’” (Luke 9:18). Those who already know the answer might gloss over the sheer oddity of the opening...
Father Esposito: The faith of the first followers, and ours Columnists

Father Esposito: The faith of the first followers, and ours

Friday, April 10, 20200288 Father Thomas Esposito Special to The Texas Catholic When I read the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ ministry, I often pause to ask myself: would I have been brave enough to accept his invitation to discipleship if I heard him with my own ears? Had I been a believing Jew following his ministry, could I have embraced his vision of my...
Father Esposito: Faith in the time of two quarantines Columnists

Father Esposito: Faith in the time of two quarantines

Friday, March 27, 20200291 The word “quarantine” as we use it today was first coined in 14th century Venice – the leaders of that most serene watery republic ordered a mandatory period of isolation for people arriving in ships during the Black Death outbreak. A sequence of 40 days — una quarantina in modern Italian — was sufficient, they deemed, to...
Father Esposito: The faith of a Catholic woman in Auschwitz Columnists

Father Esposito: The faith of a Catholic woman in Auschwitz

Friday, March 6, 20200210 By Father Thomas Esposito Special to The Texas Catholic January 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the most notorious of the Nazi extermination camps. Noting that occasion, Paraclete Press published the translation of a Jewish-Catholic woman’s experience in the death camps. Entitled “The Auschwitz...
Father Esposito: Discussing Prudence, Providence and Proper Discernments Columnists

Father Esposito: Discussing Prudence, Providence and Proper Discernments

Friday, February 7, 20200399 If posed to a general audience, the question “What is prudence?” would likely elicit a series of memorable and perhaps depressing answers, ranging from “a name for a cranky granny” and “a cool Beatles song from the White Album” to “excessive hesitation in coming to a decision” and “the Catholic way of saying ‘NO’ to...
Father Esposito: A hidden life that everyone should see Columnists

Father Esposito: A hidden life that everyone should see

Thursday, January 16, 20200443 This column is simply an exhortation to you, good reader, to watch and ponder the film “A Hidden Life.” The movie chronicles the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer, devoted husband, father of three young girls, and a devout Catholic who refused to swear an oath of loyalty to Hitler, and was consequently condemned...
Father Esposito: Mary’s womb, the ark of the new covenant Columnists

Father Esposito: Mary’s womb, the ark of the new covenant

Wednesday, December 18, 20190302 In the book of Exodus, the Lord instructs Moses to build a suitable place for His glorious presence (Exodus 25-40). Described simply as “the dwelling,” the Ark of the Covenant was a gilded wooden tabernacle containing the stone tablets of the commandments and manna, the bread from heaven. More important than these covenant treasures,...
Father Esposito: On St. Thérèse and the relinquishing of control Columnists

Father Esposito: On St. Thérèse and the relinquishing of control

Monday, November 4, 20190538 The recent devastation of trees, homes, and stores by a tornado proves once more the utter powerlessness of man before the might of nature. No matter our planning, our insurance policies, and our efforts to avoid the prospect of death and disaster, the immense and unpredictable forces of earth, water and wind are never tamed by mere...
Father Esposito: Honoring, preserving the legacy of Newman Columnists

Father Esposito: Honoring, preserving the legacy of Newman

Wednesday, October 9, 20190139 The canonization of John Henry Newman, set to take place in Rome on October 13, is cause for great rejoicing among Catholics. Regarding the canonization of another Englishman in the year 1935, G.K. Chesterton remarked that Saint Thomas More “is more important at this moment than at any moment since his death, even perhaps the great...
Father Esposito: The possibility and privilege of friendship with God Columnists

Father Esposito: The possibility and privilege of friendship with God

Friday, September 6, 20190195 Is friendship with God possible? The question might appear awkward, ideally reserved for those impractical philosopher types who muse leisurely on the mysteries of the universe. But everyone can and should reflect on such a question, because its answer underlines some fascinating truths about our marvelous yet undeserved access to our...
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