Are you afraid that getting closer to God means losing the things you enjoy?
In this Holy Week reflection, Father Tim shares the story of St. Carlo Acutis, a young saint who loved Jesus deeply and still played video games. His life reminds us that holiness doesn’t take away who we are. It makes us more fully alive. Looking at the Gospel, we see a woman who pours everything out for Jesus, holding nothing back. That’s the invitation for all of us: not to lose ourselves, but to give ourselves fully to the One who fulfills us. Jesus doesn’t take away your life. He makes you fully alive.
This Holy Week, ask yourself: what am I still holding back from Him?
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Just Because It’s in the Bible Doesn’t Mean God Approves
Does Genesis contradict science? Fr. Tim explains how Catholics read Genesis, why genre matters, and how Scripture and sound science fit together.
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Why Do Catholics Call Priests Father?
Didn’t Jesus say, “Call no man father”? So why do Catholics still call priests “Father”?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains what Jesus really meant in Matthew 23:9. Looking at Scripture, St. Paul, the early Church, and the meaning of spiritual fatherhood, he shows that Jesus wasn’t banning the word “father”. He was warning against ego, pride, and religious titles used for self-importance.
A priest is called “Father” not because he replaces God the Father, but because he shares in and points back to the fatherhood of God. For priests, the title is meant to be humbling: a reminder to love, serve, sacrifice, and become better spiritual fathers.
There is only one true Father. Priests simply share in His fatherhood, and point us back to Him.
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Why Do Catholics Call Mary Queen of Heaven?
Where does the Bible call Mary the Queen of Heaven?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains why historical context matters when we talk about Mary’s role as Queen. In the Davidic kingdom, the queen wasn’t usually the king’s wife, it was the king’s mother. Known as the Gebirah, the queen mother held a place of honor and intercession, bringing the people’s needs before her son.
That Old Testament context helps us understand Mary. If Jesus is the King of the universe, then Mary, His mother, is the Queen Mother, the one who intercedes for us and brings our needs to her Son. Father Tim also points to Revelation, where a woman appears clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars.
Mary is not a distant figurehead. She is our mother and queen, always leading us closer to Jesus.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, pray for us.
