Posts by Tom Hoopes

Several prominent writers are questioning eternal punishment. If Jesus is right, then they are wrong.

I am working on a project about the “Extraordinary Story” that Christ’s life tells. A story not just about his life, but also about mine, and yours.

If November is the month when we contemplate death, August is the month of heaven. After all, it includes the Feast of the Transfiguration — Aug. 6, Moses and Elijah visit from

This week on The Extraordinary Story, we get a drum roll and a symbol clash as Jesus arrives on the scene. Then right away, he faces off alone with the devil. We

It’s no good pretending the choice we are offered isn’t sad. But it’s also no good pretending that the alternative isn’t much, much worse.

It was a dark day where I live in Kansas a week ago. Literally. It’s raining for the first time in weeks. But it was also a sad day because Aug. 3

Perhaps the true patron saint of mistreatment by Church leaders is St. Alphonsus Ligouri.

John the Baptist lived a radical holiness. Rather than being quick to judge and slow to forgive, he was uncompromising with himself and generous with others. His example gives us a path

Jesus gives his “little flock” a kingdom and marching orders to love.

Is there any hope at all, now that the Value Them Both Constitutional Amendment failed? Yes, there is. Quite a bit, actually.