This is a BlogTalk Radio interview I did with host Stephen Hand on January 5th, 2011. We talked about my background in Protestanism and Freemasonry, my conversion experience from Agnosticism to Catholicism, and a potpourri of other things. I really had a fun conversation with Stephen, who is great host and who asks all the [...]
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Video Interview on ‘This is the Day’ – 6/28/2011
This is a clip from my guest appearance on This is the Day (Catholic TV) on June 28, 2011. I talk about my conversion from agnosticism to Catholicism and my ministry. Read more about my conversion to Christ and to the Catholic Church in the ‘About Me’ links above.
Book: Cooperating with God: Life with the Cross, by David L. Gray
Using sacred Scripture, writings of the saints, stories from his own life, and incorporating narratives from popular books and movies such as ‘The Matrix’, ‘Lord of the Rings’, ‘Forest Gump’, and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’, David L. Gray lucidly explains how we can discern the will of God for our lives by following Jesus from the womb of Mary to the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. This book is an instant classic in Catholic Spiritual literature and a must have for all Christians and Jews who desire to learn how to Cooperate with God more fully.
Book: Cooperating with God: The Bridegroom’s Prayer, by David L. Gray
Rather than learning how to avoid near occasions of sin, The Bridegroom’s Prayer teaches us how to seek near occasions of grace through reflecting on the 13 petitions of Christ Jesus in His prayer of High Intimacy to His Father before His sacrifice on the Cross (Seventeenth Chapter of John). In the first book of his series on Cooperating with God, contemplative David L. Gray (Yoseph M. Daviyd) draws from the rich treasure of sacred Scripture, patristic texts, writings of the saints, teachings of the Catholic Church, and stories from his own life to present a masterpiece in systematic Catholic spiritual theology.
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (Reflection on Mass Readings)
When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and [...]
Feast of the Holy Innocents (Reflection on Mass Readings)
When the magi had departed, behold,the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt,and stay there until I tell you.Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.”Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by nightand departed for [...]
The Christmas Message for Family
God sets a father in honor over his children;a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons.Whoever honors his father atones for sins,and preserves himself from them.When he prays, he is heard;he stores up riches who reveres his mother.Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children,and, when he prays, is heard.Whoever reveres his father will live [...]
Be Advent for Someone (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Matthew 1:18-24: This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.Such was his intention [...]
On Knowing that Christ Jesus Has Come For You (Reflection on Mass Readings)
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come,or should we look for another?”Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the [...]
Advent is Love and Love is Advent (Reflection on Mass Readings)
On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,and from his roots a bud shall blossom.The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:a spirit of wisdom and of understanding,a spirit of counsel and of strength,a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,and his delight shall be the fear of [...]
Advent’s Message of Getting it Right (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Advent is my favorite time of the Catholic year. I love how we get to celebrate the new year before solar new year actually begins. I love that the color used for Advent is purple, which is my favorite of all colors. I love preparing for the Christ Mass on December 25th. If only I [...]
Holy, Holy, Holy (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s First Reading at Mass comes from Revelation 4:1-11: I, John, had a vision of an open door to heaven,and I heard the trumpetlike voicethat had spoken to me before, saying,“Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards.”At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, [...]
Book: Dead on Arrival: The Seven Fatal Errors of Sola-Scriptura, by David L. Gray
Using Scripture itself, reason, and a spoon full of humor, David L. Gray (also called Yoseph Daviyd) brilliantly reduces the doctrine of Sola-Scripture to absolute absurdity; thus rendering all of Protestantism Dead on Arrival. This book is a must have for all Christians who love sacred Scripture and desire to use it as God intended