Author: Adam Fischer

“The more things change,…” June 30, 2010MediaEd Pluchar There was a feature in the Chicago Tribune this past Sunday which was simply uncanny, though not surprising.  Headlines and political cartoons were reprinted from as long as 140 years ago, with the too-blunt-to-be-implicit point that we haven’t really conquered many of our big problems.  A few… Continue reading “The more things change,…”

TCG Minute – Are you ready for some Lent? January 29, 2017TCG MinuteAdam Fischer Adam usually procrastinates when planning his Lenten practices so he made Ed do a minute about it to help him out. Post navigation ← TCG Podcast – Episode 10 TCG Podcast – Episode 12 → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your… Continue reading TCG Minute – Are you ready for some Lent?

TCG Episode 30 – Introduction to the Saints September 11, 2017PodcastAdam Fischer Adam and Ed heroically battle through technical difficulties to bring to you, dear listener, the kickoff to their next series. Post navigation ← TCG Episode 29 – Beatitudes 7 & 8 Why every day cannot be Christmas Day → Leave a Reply Cancel… Continue reading TCG Episode 30 – Introduction to the Saints

TCG Episode 29 – Beatitudes 7 & 8 August 20, 2017PodcastAdam Fischer Post navigation ← Spirit and Letter of the Law TCG Episode 30 – Introduction to the Saints → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment Name * Email * Website Subscribe to… Continue reading TCG Episode 29 – Beatitudes 7 & 8

TCG Episode 23 – The Ten Commandments 6-8 June 4, 2017PodcastAdam Fischer Adam and Ed continue their series on the Ten Commandments by discussing commandments 6-8. Post navigation ← TCG Podcast Ep 22 – The Ten Commandments 4-6 TCG Minute – Reasoning to God Part 2 → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address… Continue reading TCG Episode 23 – The Ten Commandments 6-8

TCG Episode 21 – Ten Commandments 1 – 3 May 7, 2017PodcastAdam Fischer Ed and Adam dive into the Ten Commandments. Post navigation ← TCG Podcast Episode 20 – Intro to the 10 Commandments TCG Minute – Reasoning to God Pt. 1 → Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published.… Continue reading TCG Episode 21 – Ten Commandments 1 – 3

St. Ruthie the Silly January 11, 2016UncategorizedEd Pluchar I’m not sure anyone who has met our second eldest has managed to forget her.  I like to say that I’ve never met anyone like her, and it’s still true. Ruth is a child who has seemed to love life from birth; one assumes she was not… Continue reading St. Ruthie the Silly

Spirit and Letter of the Law August 14, 2017UncategorizedEd Pluchar The Pharisees made an art and a science out of observing the Law of Moses, cowing many followers into observing the endless minutiae and machinations they had devised.  It was indeed a heavy burden – was God really like this? Or should the commandments of God liberate… Continue reading Spirit and Letter of the Law

Spirit and Flesh – Preface March 12, 2017UncategorizedEd Pluchar “The condition of human nature … is such that it has to be led by things corporeal and sensible to things spiritual and intelligible.”  – St. Thomas Aquinas As always, St. Thomas has not only arrived where we want to go centuries in advance, but he has done so… Continue reading Spirit and Flesh – Preface

Spirit and Flesh – 6 April 11, 2017UncategorizedEd Pluchar Another great example of a natural metaphor to explain a supernatural phenomenon is evidenced by the manifold answers to the following question: What, exactly, did Jesus accomplish on the Cross? It is cast as ransom for a prisoner, as redemption of a slave, as rescue from… Continue reading Spirit and Flesh – 6