Tim Hatch

Tim is a 2006 graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio with a BA in Catechetics. Previously he completed studies in Theology and Catholic literature at Our Lady of Corpus Christi Liberal Arts Institute in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he resides. Tim has contributed articles for his diocesan newspaper,The South Texas Catholic and served as Publications Coordinator for print media productions for an apostolate dedicated to spreading the Good News through print, video and audio productions as well as outreach and ministry to budding artists. Tim enjoys writing about the Catholic faith, especially in regards to its beautiful and rich literary patrimony.

Latest Articles By Tim Hatch
America Needs Fatima Hosts Second Annual Nationwide Rosary Crusades to Pray for Renewed Recognition of Traditional Marriage
America Needs Fatima Hosts Second Annual Nationwide Rosary Crusades to Pray for Renewed Recognition of Traditional Marriage
It might not have been a big crowd, but the cause was monumental. Thirteen adults and seven children from across the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas gathered on March 17 on the grounds of St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Corpus Christi to pray for a restoration of traditional marriage and family life in our nation
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How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary
How To Properly Place Your Holy Rosary
The Holy Cross is sacred. It is only in the Catholic tradition that a replica Cross, or Crucifix, is venerated and affixed to the Holy Rosary. It is also a sacramental, and like all sacramentals, which guide our attention heavenward, the Holy Cross must be treated with care and respect.
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Artistic Spirituality and the Divine Mercy Message
Artistic Spirituality and the Divine Mercy Message
The Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska is most noted for its childlike simplicity, but also depth, in conveying God's love and mercy for humanity through the numerous visions describing Christ's Divine Mercy and in the intimate conversations between St. Faustina and Christ Himself, which she recounts in her diary.
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 6 The Living Flame of Love
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 6 The Living Flame of Love
The Living Flame of Love contains beautiful imagery that can be used to describe what takes place in Purgatory. St. John of the Cross more explicitly speaks of his experience of the purification of the soul in this poem. Here, the Beatific Vision of God is compared to a "living flame of love."
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 5 Stanzas Applied Spiritually to Christ and the Soul
St. John of the Cross uses the analogy of a shepherd and a shepherd-girl to illustrate. Christ is the shepherd who lives simply "withdrawn from pleasure and contentment."
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflection Part 4 The Spiritual Canticle
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflection Part 4 The Spiritual Canticle
Christ, the bridegroom, responds to his bride. He is fulfilling the bride's deepest desire, of which she spoke of at the end of her discourse in the last reflection "as she rests in delight in the sweet garden of her desire." The imagery St. John of the Cross uses to describe this is very intimate, at the level which is only found within the context of marriage.
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 3 Selections from The Spiritual Canticle
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 3 Selections from The Spiritual Canticle
The Spiritual Canticle is an extensive dialogue between Christ, the Bridegroom, and his bride, the human soul. This dialogue is like that of the Psalms found in Scripture. Like the Psalmist, St. John of the Cross in this poem speaks of both joy and suffering.
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 2 At Contemplation
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 2 At Contemplation
The stanzas of At Contemplation were written while St. John of the Cross experienced deep ecstasy in the state of contemplation. His reflections challenge one to ask himself, does he desire God enough to leave behind every single thing in his life so as to die and be with God eternally without fear despite the unknown of what comes after death?
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St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 1 One Dark Night
St. John of the Cross Poetry Reflections Part 1 One Dark Night
In One Dark Night, St. John of the Cross describes his experience of going through the process of ecstasy while in a state of contemplative prayer. Ecstasy can be described as God briefly taking the soul out of the body and "holding it in the palm of his hand" in an intimate encounter.
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