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May 2014

May 22, 2014

Come to Mass Ugly, Please – Fan Mail Edition

I got a note from Bryan Murdaugh this morning about my freshly-pressed column up at...

May 21, 2014

How Do We Learn the Catholic Faith (or Anything)?

Over at Amazing Catechists, I wade back into the religious education debates with a piece...

May 09, 2014

How Not to Do Religion

William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I've heard to date....

May 07, 2014

Religion is about Reality – and so is the Black Mass

One of the striking features of Harvard's planned Black Mass, being hosted by Satanists who...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Mid-Easter Evangelization: Time for an Egg Hunt!

At New Evangelizers, I explain why now is the perfect time for an Easter Egg...

April 28, 2014

Trusting God When Life Isn’t Easy

One more bit of excitement for today: Take a look at the first issue of...

April 24, 2014

A Deadly Faith – Gospel Reflection @CatholicMom.com

In the busyness of Holy Week I forgot to tell you my Gospel reflection for...

April 16, 2014

Modesty as the Language of Virtue

I was watching a detective show recently (doesn't matter which one) featuring a smart, competent,...

April 14, 2014

The Church is No Place for Cowardice – Homily Link

Link for Rebecca Hamilton: a Palm Sunday homily against cowardice. At minute 5:38: The temptation...

April 07, 2014

The Truth & Meaning of Sexuality – The Cultural Reform Begins In the Church

This morning I was considering a remark from my combox comparing those who uphold the...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

How Can the Spiritually Flabby Be Helped?

So there are these people at your parish who fail to meet spec. Too much...

March 25, 2014

St. Dismas Day, and a Movie to go with: Funeral Kings

The feast of the Annunciation is also the feast of St. Dismas, for reasons...

March 23, 2014

On Evangelization: Even People Like You are Missionary Material

From my Daily Roman Missal this morning, some thoughts on prayer that were just...

March 18, 2014

Does Your Work as a Catechist Matter?

Elizabeth Duffy poses the question, "When Will My Work as a Catechist Bear Fruit?" Take...

March 15, 2014

Ignorant Kids, Slack Parents, Tepid Culture . . . What’s a Catechist to Do?

We Patheos Catholics received a letter recently from a distressed catechist: The kids don't...

March 06, 2014

On Forgiveness: You Hate Me Because I’m Gay

A longtime colleague of mine, who is gay, thinks I hate him. We've always gotten...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Lousy Parents and the Case for Unkempt Souls

When is your parish like my garden? Most of the time. Now up at New...