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January 2025

January 10, 2025

Nostalgia, Kintsukuroi, and Garden: On Pain and Sweetness

Christmas season hit me a little different this year. Happily, we moved into our house...

January 04, 2025

Life is Unexpected: New Year Goals, Reflections, Resolutions

Think back to your life one year ago. Did you make New Year’s resolutions last...

September 2024

September 10, 2024

On Juggling, Third Children, and Existence

Tossing one object and catching it is a classic game of catch. Two objects thrown...

August 2024

August 24, 2024

“Who Can Accept It?”: John 6, Ephesians 5, Ps 34, Joshua 24

"This saying is hard, who can accept it?" is what the apostles say after hearing...

August 20, 2024

The Quality Over Quantity Problem

“Quality over quantity” is the common saying, as if one is better than the other....

August 08, 2024

St. Rose of Lima: Reflection on Sacrifice & Service

St. Rose of Lima, the first Saint born of the Americas, is an example of...

August 01, 2024

Eternity in the Moment: Hope in Despair w/ Vwillz & Kushner

Eternity is a crazy concept. Feeling of Eternity When people say, “Feels like an eternity?“...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

95 Traits of Saint Joseph: March 19, Solemnity of St. Joseph

Happy Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary! Or St. Joseph’s Day...

March 17, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 9: Happy Death

Welcome to Day 9 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! For the last day of...

March 16, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 8: Friend in Suffering

Welcome to Day 8 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! If you’ve been following along...

March 15, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 7: Patron of Workers

Welcome to Day 7 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Although the feast of St....

March 14, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 6: Patron of Families

Welcome to Day 6 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Yesterday was about the Patron...

March 12, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 4: Faithful Servant

Welcome to Day 4 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Today is all about Joseph’s...

March 11, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 3: Man Chosen by God

Welcome to Day 3 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! Today’s reading, reflection, and lists...

March 10, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 2: Spouse

Welcome to Day 2 of the St. Joseph Novena Study! We're going to look at...

March 09, 2024

St. Joseph Novena Study – Day 1: Fatherhood

Today we begin Day 1 of the St. Joseph Novena. If you missed it, here...

February 2024

February 08, 2024

The Gift of a Storm: Reflection on Two Feasts – February 10

Storms are often used to present ominous or negative events, but both of the St....

January 2024

January 23, 2024

Conversion of St. Paul – a Reflection for January 25

I wasn’t originally planning a post for the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul....

January 07, 2024

Battle of the Heart: Virtue Lessons from Exodus and Brothers

The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the...

December 2023

December 17, 2023

Nesting, Nativity, and a Newborn

It’s been wild weeks in our lives since our new baby was born! Having a...

November 2023

November 29, 2023

2023 Top Article Review: Formed by a Flame

As 2023 comes to an end, let’s pause to reflect and review. This year has...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Audio Divina: Praying with Music and Why Lyrics Matter

You may have heard of Lectio Divina, but what about Audio Divina? What if you...

October 14, 2023

“Little Blue” by Jacob Collier – an Accidental Ode to Mary?

This week, I stumbled across the latest release from Jacob Collier featuring Brandi Carlile, “Little...

October 07, 2023

5 Love Languages of God for Catholics

In my last post, I briefly mentioned the physicality of the Catholic faith, including receiving...

September 2023

September 15, 2023

Soccer, Self-Improvement, and the Beauty of Intentionality

Lionel Messi's arrival in the United States has been drawing a lot of new attention...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out on Heaven and the Wedding Feast

Reflecting on the day of his wedding, a good friend of mine stood up at...

July 22, 2023

The Lord’s Prayer Hinges on Forgiveness: the Fulcrum of Faith

"As we forgive those who trespass against us." The One Condition in the Lord's Prayer...

July 07, 2023

A Catholic’s Unique Political View on World Population

World population right now is over 8 Billion! For some reason I remember more talk...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

Can Hospitality Bring Others to Heaven?

It's been a big week. Loving Others The kids got a little sick - while...

June 23, 2023

Source and Summit: The Mountain of Faith

We've mentioned before that the Liturgy and Eucharist are the source and summit of the...