"Speak The Truth with Love," A Catholic Blog by Fr. Jeff Allan

One day St. Teresa of Avila heard someone say: “If only I had lived at the time of Jesus… If only I had seen Jesus… If only I had talked with Jesus…” To this she responded: “But do we not have in the Eucharist the living, true and real Jesus present before us? Why look for more?” Continue reading “Encounter Jesus Like You Never Have Before! – Part 1 of 2”

We heard much about the teaching on the Eucharist from Jesus in St. John’s Gospel the previous five weekends (not including this one). Last weekend we heard from the end of the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6 that even some of Jesus’ disciples left because of their lack of belief. Continue reading “May We Always Receive Jesus in A Worthy Manner”

In the morning before we go to school, to work, or perhaps even in retirement, while half-awake sometimes, we get up and slowly make our way over to the closet. Dreary-eyed, we ask ourselves the question, “What should I wear today?” Continue reading “Modesty”

At the Life Teen Mass at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Church in Hanover, youths gathered around the Rev. Chris Hickeyon the altar for the consecration of the eucharist. Photo by Debee Tlumacki.

“Mass is boring. I don’t get anything out of it.” The late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen responded, “because you don’t bring anything TO it!” He’s right. Continue reading “Preparation & Attendance at Mass Inspire Us to Serve in Liturgical Ministry”

This Friday, January 22nd, something very special will take place over our nation’s capital. No, it won’t be another political debate…thankfully! It’s unlikely aliens will take it over (i.e. the movie, Independence Day). That’s refreshing 🙂 It won’t be an NFL playoff game either since the Washington Redskins just lost at home to the Green Bay Packers. Sorry to disappoint you. So what is it?!?! Continue reading “Washington D.C. Taken Over This Friday by…”

As Jesus died being nailed to the cross, he suffered from five wounds: Continue reading “Year of Mercy Yields Indulgence”

When we die we will ultimately end up in either one of two places: Continue reading “Purgatory: The Forgotten and Misunderstood Path to Heaven”

One tragedy that many families in our community have had to deal with is suicide. According to a statistic in 2013, Continue reading “Suicide Brings Hope, Not Hell”

The past two days I was blessed to write about two controversial topics that challenge our world and our Church at this present moment. They are marriage and homosexuality. Continue reading “5 Practical Ways to Address Homosexuality and Marriage in The Church: Part 3 of 3”

Before Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina became known as Pope Francis, he stated that gay marriage is “an anthropological step backward…But if they’re granted marriage rights and can adopt, there could be children affected. Every person needs a masculine father and a feminine mother to help them settle their identity” Continue reading “What Does Our Church Teach About Homosexuality? – Part 2 of 3”