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December 2014

December 16, 2014

Subtle Smackdown: Vatican Report on American Women Religious is a Warning for Every Parish and Diocese

Don't let the headlines fool you, the freshly-released Final Report on the Apostolic Visitation of Institutes...

December 02, 2014

You Can Have Santa Magic Without Lying to Your Kids

This post is not about "mental reservation." This is about how it's entirely possible...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

What’s a Small Discipleship Group, What Makes One Work, and Why Should We Care?

At New Evangelizers this week I'm chatting about "small groups." Specifically, small discipleship groups (as opposed...

November 12, 2014

Book Review: The Salvation Controversy by James Akin

The topic of Catholic vs. Protestant views of salvation has come up several times in...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Small Groups: The Best Most Dangerous Thing That Can Happen to Your Parish

Today at New Evangelizers, I write about "Small Groups." By that what I mean is...

October 20, 2014

#Synod14 – Prostitute Nation and a Jar of Perfume

If you want to understand the clerical food fight portion of this month's Synod on...

October 08, 2014

#Synod14 – In Which Justice & Mercy Try Dating for a Bit

The overall theme of this month's Extraordinary Synod on the Family seems to be this:...

October 01, 2014

If It Doesn’t Cost You Everything, You’re Not on the Little Way

I once made a mother cry by telling her it was the vigil of the...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

The Mass is Not Your Evangelization Event

Over at Sherry Weddell's intentional disciples forum, Fr. Guarav Shroff (whose blog you should read)...

September 29, 2014

Three Secret Spiritual Benefits (for You!) of Bringing Your Children to Mass

At ladies' Bible study this past week we were talking about our prayer lives, and...

September 24, 2014

3 Things We Need From Our Priests Before We Can Evangelize

I don't go in for clergy-policing, to the point that I have to remind myself...

September 16, 2014

What Religious Ed Textbook for Teens Who Want More than the Fluffy Stuff?

A friend asked for a high school textbook recommendation, and it came to my attention...

September 08, 2014

Catholic Education: You Can’t Serve Two Masters

One of the reigning errors of our insecure, perpetually-offended culture is the Approval One is...

September 01, 2014

Get Young Adults to Join Your Parish in Two Easy Steps, Guaranteed.

The question came up at Sherry Weddell's Intentional Disciples discussion forum: How does one attract...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Discipleship. You hear the word. What does it mean?

Up at New Evangelizers, I answer the question, "What exactly is this discipleship thing we keep...

August 06, 2014

Charlotte, NC Missionaries of the Poor Benefit Concert – The Messiah August 9th

A head's up from Mrs. Curley: Hello Everyone, I have been asked by The Missionaries Of...

July 2014

July 16, 2014

Jen Fitz & Pat Gohn – Chatting on Among Women

Thrilled to see that the Among Women Podcast Pat Gohn & I recorded is now...

July 10, 2014

Sinning Bravely: Start Like You Mean to Finish

Some time ago, my husband went to confession with a particularly thorny sin on his...

July 08, 2014

Tax Collectors and Other Sinners: Family Life & the Place of Wayward Catholics in the Parish

Rebecca Hamilton has written a beautiful and moving testimony on the nature of family life,...

July 08, 2014

Taming the Feral Faithful: How to Lure Serious Catholics Back to Your Parish

"The good news," I found myself telling a new arrival recently, in giving her the...

July 02, 2014

Adult Catechesis on the Thorny Issues that Make People Hate the Church

When I returned to the Catholic faith, I landed in the hands of the right...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Evangelization & Parish Time Management

At New Evangelizers today, I take a look at how the way we manage our...

June 23, 2014

Did You ‘n Jesus Take a Walk Together this Weekend?

I've been attending the St. Suburbans of the world for a lot of years, and...

June 16, 2014

F-Minus Christianity: Loving My Enemies

Christianity, I remind myself, is an aspirational religion. I usually get to pray the daily...

June 06, 2014

Free Stuff: Lord You Know I Love You Retreat Workbook

Later this morning I'm slated to record an Among Women podcast with Pat Gohn, and of...

June 02, 2014

Evangelize While Teaching the Sacraments

Over at Sherry Weddell's Forming Intentional Disciples Forum, someone asked: Anyone have any thoughts on...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

And Something Fun: John McNichol has Openings in his Summer 2014 Speaking Schedule

Quick note from a friend of mine, John McNichol, author of my favorite Catholic steampunk...

May 31, 2014

How to Stay Sane in St. Blog’s

We've got a new round of Catholic internet drama going, and it hardly matters what...

May 29, 2014

Why Does the Ascension Matter?

At Mass Wednesday, Father E., who can't get his hair cut without every daily-Mass-goer weighing...

May 27, 2014

Why Yes, You *Should* Attend the Catholic Writers Conference this Summer

Over at the Catholic Writers Guild, I share my private correspondence for the good of...