by Patrick Gordon | May 30, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon
Our recent celebration of Mother’s Day and the Church’s dedication to Mary during May stand in a certain paradoxical contrast to the current media obsession regarding Roe v. Wade. That is, the contemporary public discourse seems to be almost exclusively rooted in a...
by Patrick Gordon | Mar 7, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon
Lent is back. As Catholics, we are accustomed during this season to hear various exhortations to further conversion in our lives, especially through practicing the three traditional Lenten practices of prayer, asceticism, and almsgiving. It seems to me that most of us...
by Patrick Gordon | Jan 19, 2022 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon
“And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5). Now that we are past the halfway point of January, it’s time to check in on the status of those New Year’s resolutions. How is that new diet or workout routine...
by Patrick Gordon | Dec 1, 2021 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon
Psalm 116:12, 17 “What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me? … I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.” (Ps. 116:12, 17) The American holiday of Thanksgiving is a wonderful reminder of the importance of...
by Patrick Gordon | Oct 20, 2021 | TOBET Blog, by Patrick Gordon
Psalm 90:10 The days of our life are seventy years, or perhaps eighty, if we are strong; even then their span is only toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. This October marks ten years since I lost one of my good college friends who died...
