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May 26, 2016

They Also Serve Who Only Sit And Study

So on Tuesday night I dropped my daughters off for dance class at 6:30 and...

May 13, 2016

When Amorous Leticia Met the Deacon…

There's been lots of handwringing in some Catholic circles about Amoris Laetitia, and just today...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: Teresa and the Scapulars

The general attitude toward Teresa and the Scapulars by those in the know is "the...

November 25, 2013

Listening to God Redux

I don't know whether Tom McDonald's latest post was inspired by my post on Listening...

November 24, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Time

So you've begun to pursue the interior life. You're learning to respond to the Lord's...

November 23, 2013

Flannery O’Connor Not Your Cup Of Tea?

So you've heard people talk about Flannery O'Connor and how deeply Catholic she is, and...

November 21, 2013

UPDATED: Listening to God

I've often been told that prayer is talking with God, not talking to God, and...

November 20, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: Magisterium

Magisterium is an orchestra of sorts, with full choir, playing original compositions as well as...

November 18, 2013

How To Call Someone To Repentance

Last month I spent many pixels criticizing a particularly bad and ineffective way of explaining...

November 17, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Direction

A couple of weeks ago I compared the interior life to a kitchen remodel. You've...

November 14, 2013

Discovering the Saints: Justin Martyr

My latest column for CatholicMom concerns one of the Church's first apologists, St. Justin Martyr,...

November 14, 2013

The Human Wisdom of St. Thomas, by Josef Pieper

In 1948, Josef Pieper published a selection of short texts from the writings of St....

November 13, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: The Conventional Friars

The Conventional Friars are a Catholic novelty band started by six sophomores from the Franciscan...

November 10, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Feelings

When you embark on the interior life, you'll find that feelings come with it. Sometimes...

November 07, 2013

On Being a Conduit of Love

Receiving God's love is kind of like tuning in on a radio signal. God's love...

November 06, 2013

The Touchstone of Obedience: Medjugorge and Other Apparitions

I am not an apparitions kind of guy. I'm aware of Fatima and Guadalupe and...

November 06, 2013

Sixtus A Capella

In response to this post, the geographically named Joe Washingtoncatholic pointed me at a genuinely...

November 06, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: Deacon Greg and the Dalmatics

New York cover band Deacon Greg and the Dalmatics is a regular sight on the...

November 05, 2013

The Pony Principle

Many years ago I formulated what I call the Pony Principle, which is this: if...

November 04, 2013

The Dogmat Sez

When you're a layperson, the world is your cloister.

November 04, 2013

Thomas Aquinas, by Denys Turner

Thomas Aquinas, by Denys Turner, might be the best book on Thomas Aquinas that I've...

November 03, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Cooperation

Looked at one way, the interior life is a long series of repairs. We are...

November 01, 2013

Mere Catholicism

So Elizabeth Scalia welcomed me to Patheos on her blog a couple of days ago,...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

The Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: The Chasuble Project

The Chasuble Project's unique style of liturgical music, based on a unique fusion of Gregorian...

October 27, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Grace

Pursuing the interior life—a life of holiness—is not easy, but fortunately God doesn't leave us...

October 24, 2013

St. Benedict for Moms

If I were not a Lay Dominican, I'd probably be a Benedictine Oblate. Benedictines are...

October 24, 2013

Spiritual and Religious

I saw a post on Facebook today from a friend whom I believe would describe...

October 23, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: The Dogmatics

Los Angeles-area group The Dogmatics are a straight-up no-nonsense rock-and-roll oldies cover-band. They claim to...

October 22, 2013

How to Grow Up

You never really learn something on first exposure. You have to see it twice...and the...

October 22, 2013

Why I Like St. Dominic

My latest post at CatholicMom.com, which I keep forgetting to link to: Why I like...