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April 2026

April 30, 2026

Good Catholic Writing April 2026

There are so many Catholic writers writing so many Catholics things right now. It's hard...

February 2026

February 09, 2026

Scrolling Through Twitter X on a Winter’s Day

There are so many people writing so many things on social media. It's easy to...

June 2025

June 09, 2025

Catholics Writing Right Now – June 2025

There are so many Catholics writing so many things that it is hard to keep...

January 2024

January 11, 2024

New Year New Catholic Writing: Writing Write Now 2024 # 1

I think it is a good thing to see what my fellow Catholics are up...

December 2023

December 31, 2023

Last Last Week in Life 2023 # 52

In 2021 I completed a year of doing a week in review every week. I...

December 17, 2023

When Advent Becomes a Challenge # 50

2023 and Advent are both coming to a close. When you get to the end...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

Catholic Imagination and Surprise: Writing Right Now # 3 2023

It's the end of August and I have some concrete but still vague and undeveloped...

May 2023

May 15, 2023

21 Coptic Christians Enter the Calendar of Saints-LWIL # 19

It was a very monmentual week for ecunimism and unity in the church as Pope...

May 08, 2023

The Secrets of Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious Week LWIL # 18

Here's What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. What does... the grandson of American revolutionary figure...

April 2023

April 17, 2023

LWIL # 15- Have Mercy On Us and All History

Sometimes I wish this particular weekly column was written better. But sometimes history is like...

April 10, 2023

LWIL # 14 Holy Week Killings

Last Week in Life it was HOLY WEEK By the time this is published we...

March 2023

March 23, 2023

Sorting Out My Writing Dreams and Goals Part 2

If your a writer what are your Writing Dreams and Goals? I started thinking about...

March 20, 2023

LWIL # 11 Come on Patrick It’s Still Lent

Come On Patrick... Here's What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. Monday March 13, 2023 Bishop...

March 15, 2023

Writing Right Now 2023 # 2 CB Post #499

There are alot of voices just waiting to spill their thoughts, words and feelings out...

March 13, 2023

LWIL # 10 Remember the Fiddler of 1622 and Oscars at the Alamo

Here's What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. Monday March 6, 2023 Day 65: Revolt Against...

February 2023

February 17, 2023

Writing Right Now 2023 # 1 Variety in a Nutshell

If you browse through the plethora of content on the web, you will notice many...

December 2022

December 12, 2022

WRN # 22 Helping Hear God’s Music

Everyday busy Catholic writers are typing words that they hope others will read, savor and...

November 2022

November 24, 2022

WRN # 21 Thanksgiving Thoughts

More history to ruin your Thanksgiving spirit: There were no sweet potatoes (not native to...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

WRN # 18 Cool Tunes From the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers

The diversity of thought within Catholic teaching, like variety within the strictures of sonnets, is...

June 04, 2022

WRN # 17 Some Lessons on Writing

You want to become a good writer? Well take a look around to what is...

June 03, 2022

WRN # 16 Bringing God into your Fun

To a person who has decided to wear the world view glasses of Christian, and...

May 2022

May 29, 2022

Writing Right Now # 15 , Orphans, Pelosi, Police and Priests,

Here is a chance to help some orphans not get kicked out of their home,...

May 27, 2022

WRN # 14: 21 + Thoughts about the Uvalde, Texas Shooting

Uvalde, Texas Shooting SW Prayer@SwPrayer (May 25, 2022) : Let's offer one Hail Mary for the...

May 26, 2022

Some Ascending Thoughts

It's Ascension Thursday and I really don't know what to say. Actually it was Ascension...

May 18, 2022

Writing Right Now #13 Blood Moon News

It's hard to keep up with all the latest news. But here is my attempted...

May 08, 2022

Writing Right Now # 12: Where We Are in 2022 Timeless Music

Were @ 399 posts two days before my 2nd year anniversary writing for the Catholic...

May 06, 2022

Writing Right Now # 11: Cannot Become Putin’s Altar Boy

The Beginning of the Post How does one begin a book? (Or in my case...

May 04, 2022

Writing Right Now # 10: New Non Fiction Ready For Launch

The year keeps going and the books keep getting written and published. My goal in...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Writing Right Now # 7 Easter and Other Catholic Joys

In this issue of WRN, I decided to look at what some of my favorite...

April 24, 2022

Writing Right Now # 6: Rays of Truth Part 2

Continuing where we left off in Writing Right Now # 5: Rays of Truth Part...