Posts by Fr Jay Scott Newman

Dear Friends in Christ, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, has declared the creation of a new Islamic Caliphate with himself as Caliph Ibrahim — Abraham. When this man first gained wide attention a few weeks ago, it was easy to dismiss him from a safe distance…

Dear Friends in Christ, If you discovered a cure for cancer, would you keep it secret? If you developed an absolutely effective way for addicts to be delivered from slavery to drugs and alcohol, would you keep it hidden? If you had knowledge of how to achieve immortality, would you tell no one? Christians who…

Dear Friends in Christ, Our new fiscal year began on 1 July, and I want to give you a quick overview of our financial situation, with a look back and a look ahead. We finished the old fiscal year on 30 June with a surplus of $126 on a budget of just over $1.6 million,…

Dear Friends in Christ, Being accountable to other people is not something most of us enjoy, but there is zero possibility of living a life of authentic Christian discipleship apart from such accountability — both of our beliefs and of our behavior. One essential component of being a faithful Catholic is attending Mass each Sunday,…

Dear Friends in Christ, The city of Rome is famous for its seven hills, all of which are on the east side of the Tiber River. Not counted among those seven hills are two more that are on the west side of the Tiber: the Vatican Hill and the Janiculum Hill. The Pontifical North American…