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Endgame’s Greatest Scene: Agape in a Super-Powered Universe
1April 30, 2019 by Alex Johannigman
As a fan of all things superhero from a young age, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has held a special place in my heart ever since I watched Iron Man in the final week of my freshman year of college. I walked out of the theater on Sunday afternoon convinced that Endgame was the perfect capstone for the movies that have brought so much joy to the last 11 years of my life. But there was one scene in particular that has kept coming back to me for the past 2 days.
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Baby Boomers are killing the Knights of Columbus… but they don’t have to
50August 4, 2017 by Alex Johannigman
Earlier this week, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson announced that the Knights of Columbus were going to abandon their ceremonial caps …
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A letter to my disappointed liberal friends on how to move forward
Leave a commentNovember 9, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
What happened? How could so many people vote for Trump? If you want to fight hatred, the first step is to stop embracing it so much.
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Christians need to remember how little this election matters
Leave a commentNovember 8, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
Jesus’ message was one focused on hope. He repeatedly talked about how we are made for something beyond this world. That his kingdom was different from that of Rome. And his followers took him seriously. Many of them, martyrs from the 1st century through the 21st, cast aside their fear even in the most horrifying of situations and have died recognizing the truth that no matter how bad life gets here on earth, they will be with their Lord in the next. This realization helped them keep all of the events of this world in their proper perspective, just as we should today.
Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will win today’s election. More people will be upset about it than are happy about it. Let’s get back to loving them all, looking towards heaven with a grin on our faces, and recognizing that no matter who is our president, Christ is still our King.
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How can we make these shootings stop?
Leave a commentJune 13, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
When mass shootings happen, we are quick to use them to further our own political values. But what can we do to really help people in need after tragedies like this weekend’s in Orlando?
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Pray the Stations of the Cross Through the Eyes of the Homeless
Leave a commentMarch 25, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
The Stations of the Cross can feel so far removed from our 21st century world. This Good Friday, I invite you to experience Christ’s passion through new eyes, the eyes of our homeless brothers and sisters living in our own neighborhoods.
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We aren’t made to be happy in this world
1February 9, 2016 by Alex Johannigman
The death of a great man who was a part of my life for just a brief moment reminded me that I often fail to grasp one of the greatest realities that Christianity shows us.
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God’s Command to Welcome the Stranger Still Applies
1November 18, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
The refugee crisis in the Middle East presents a difficult predicament, how do we care for those fleeing persecution while keeping ourselves safe? Jesus’ answer is pretty straightforward.
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All That Catholic Proposal
1October 28, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
After all of the talk from Pope Francis and Catholic bloggers about marriage and the family in recent month, I decided it was time to try it out for myself.
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Reexamining Pope Francis’ “Who am I to judge?”
Leave a commentSeptember 22, 2015 by Alex Johannigman
We’ve all heard that quote thrown around and if you’re like me you’re probably getting sick of the quote being used to downplay the gravity of sin, particularly sexual sins. But I wonder if there’s more to that famous quote than many of us have noticed.
We tend to focus on the word judge. It often gets associated with Jesus’ quote “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” But what if the word that Pope Francis had on his mind when he uttered that now famous phrase wasn’t judge, but I?
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