This past Sunday was the feast of Christ the King, and I was talking with some friends of mine about the lack of artwork depicting our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as such. The best example I can think of is at the Vatican. Lining the top of St. Peter’s Square are statues of theContinueContinue reading “Jesus Christ: King of the Universe”
Author Archives: Matthew Handley
An Election Day Message
Since you’re here, EPIC Radio is taking over an FM station and we need your help! Your donation of just $10 a month or more can help bring Catholic radio back to our community in Wake Forest. Click here for more info. I’ll keep this short because I’ve said all of this before on previous postsContinueContinue reading “An Election Day Message”
On Catholics and Peace: Pope Francis and the 21st Century
EPIC RADIO HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN FM RADIO STATION IN WAKE FOREST. HELP US GET IT ON THE AIR! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. The final segment in this series details the modern adaptations of peace in the Catholic Church including the recent writings of Pope Francis. A detailed bibliography has beenContinueContinue reading “On Catholics and Peace: Pope Francis and the 21st Century”
On Catholics and Peace: The Bomb
EPIC RADIO HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN FM RADIO STATION IN WAKE FOREST. HELP US GET IT ON THE AIR! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. This weeks post deals with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Arguments have been made on both sides as to whether or not thisContinueContinue reading “On Catholics and Peace: The Bomb”
On Catholics and Peace: After the Great War
EPIC RADIO HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN FM RADIO STATION IN WAKE FOREST. HELP US GET IT ON THE AIR! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. Continuing on from my post on St. Augustine, we move forward in time to after the Great War, the war that was supposedly to end all wars. AfterContinueContinue reading “On Catholics and Peace: After the Great War”
On Catholics and Peace: Augustine and the Just War
EPIC RADIO HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN FM RADIO STATION IN WAKE FOREST. HELP US GET IT ON THE AIR! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO. The next few post come from a project I worked on earlier this year detailing the history and concepts of Catholic peace theory. I plan to release thisContinueContinue reading “On Catholics and Peace: Augustine and the Just War”
“Theybies,” Gender, and Scripture
It’s been a while since I made a Cultural Commentary post and usually they coincide with my finding an article about our increasingly secularized culture to comment on. Today’s is based on of a report from NBC News about two parents who have decided to raise children without telling them their gender. More on thisContinueContinue reading ““Theybies,” Gender, and Scripture”
An Independence Day Message
Yes, this is another post on how the “dogma should live loudly from within you.” But first, I want to tell you about our new podcast, In the Apostles’ Doctrine with Matthew Pope. Acts 2:42 says, “They spent their time in learning from the apostles, taking part in the fellowship, and sharing in the fellowshipContinueContinue reading “An Independence Day Message”
Here we are again
Unfortunately we’ve arrived at a point again where the United Kingdom has decided that they have the right to block a child’s parents from recieving the healthcare he deserves. Back last year we had this same issue with Charlie Gard, who the government would not allow to be flown to the United States or theContinueContinue reading “Here we are again”
A Letter from a Young Adult
What I’ve pasted below is a clipping of a letter from a young Catholic father of three. It was posted on First Things website by Archbishop Charlse Chaput of Philidelphia. What I’ve pasted is only an excerpt so I encourage you to check out the full article on First Things. We young people crave theContinueContinue reading “A Letter from a Young Adult”
