TOBET Blogs
“Future Human”? Please, No
This blurb came into my mailbox recently, from a blog called “Future Human”: “The life-changing forces of technology and globalization are re-inventing what it means to be human. Three-person babies. Extreme biohacking. Outposts on Mars. Sex robots. The...
Pulling Back the Veil between Time and Eternity
The Veil was pulled back. The Paschal Mystery was consummated. Our Risen Lord “apokalypsed” (revealed) Eternity encompassing time for His disciples: “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is...
Age of Profanity?
Profanity on primetime TV increased 69% from 2005 to 2010. And that’s just the major networks, never mind cable. I would have to assume that, by 2018, they’ve given up counting. So it’s not just my advancing age or sensitivity. We really are living in an...
Painted Churches, and the Body
Last week, I toured the “Painted Churches” of south Texas for a solid week. A pilgrimage route called “El Camino de Lavaca” has been established that includes most of the Catholic churches (painted or not) in four counties located in the Austin/Houston/San...
To Whom Do You Bow?
Our TOBET staff just came home from a presentation to school teachers in a vibrant, faithful Catholic diocese. They were very impressed with the reverent behavior of those who received the Eucharist at Mass. They were even more impressed with those who went up to the...
Content by Consent?
Dayspring Brock is our newest TOBET blogger! Today she blogs about a hot topic on college campuses and in the public square, the idea of consent in sexual ethics. Most sex education programs approach sexual ethics like this: the goal is to reduce risky...
The Tempest and Hope
No one would argue, it’s been the season for natural disasters. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Katia struck like balls in a batting cage, wham, wham, wham. In the middle of that ferocious fortnight, Mexico suffered a gigantic earthquake. (For perspective,...
Come In, Houston
In the middle of the devastating news coming from south Texas this week, there’s strangely been an undercurrent of goodness. An entire city virtually disappeared under water, but on the news we see nobility on a grand scale. it’s not the usual parade of human beings...
Take a Pass on Porn. Seriously.
At TOBET, one of the most frequent and desperate pleas for help that we hear concerns pornography. It’s snagging our young men, beginning around age 8 (and even some girls and women are being pulled in). If your son or grandson has a smartphone or tablet (without...
Rise and Shine, Church!
TOBET got a jolt of theological caffeine over the July 4th weekend! That is, we were invited to participate in the Convocation of Catholic Leaders in Orlando, sponsored by the USCCB and totally exceeding all our expectations. This event didn’t appear on CNN or 60...