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January 2016

January 12, 2016

In Pursuit Of Virtue

I have a scheduled Holy Hour on Tuesday evenings at my parish's Perpetual Adoration chapel....

December 2015

December 09, 2015

The Blind Muslim Trust Experiment

In light of Donald Trump's recent and repeated asinine proclamation he would ban all Muslims from...

November 2015

November 20, 2015

An Idea For The Pew Research Center

Conduct a study to determine the percentage of Catholics who tend to say "Have faith!", or "Trust in the Holy Spirit!"...

October 2015

October 04, 2015

10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod

The Synod of the Family, Part Deux, has commenced. News and commentary about it will...

August 2015

August 07, 2015

Do Catholics Need Therapy When They Have Sacraments?

A reader left the following comment last week, and I've been meaning to blog on...

May 2015

May 04, 2015

Using 1 Corinthinians To Teach Your Teens About Dating

I read an innovative and creative piece of advice for parents of dating-aged children the other day, and wouldn't you...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

10 Reasons Why Confession is Way Better Than Sex

It goes without saying, right? But here at AoftheA, we tend to state the obvious...

April 12, 2015

Why Did Doubting Thomas Hang Around?

It had never occurred to me before, not until Father John asked the rhetorical question during his...

April 10, 2015

5 Things God Doesn’t Say Or Do

You hear them all the time - pithy sayings and quotes attributed to God that...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

Madeleine Delbrel, My Model for the New Evangelization

I first met Madeleine in July 2009, inside the Magnificat magazine, and was immediately captivated....

March 02, 2015

Words of Wisdom

Every once in awhile, I'm told something that not only stops me in my tracks, but...