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August 2014

August 15, 2014

At Mass Today: Types of Mary

When we say something is a "type" of Christ, what we mean is that it...

August 15, 2014

HDO Alert: Build Your Life Around the Most Important Thing

Happy Feast of the Assumption! It's a Holy Day of Obligation, so get yourself to...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

Something Beautiful: Lectio Divina Blog

Serendipity is following a link to the Lectio Divina site by transitional deacon Ian Van...

July 19, 2014

Staying on the Narrow Road in Gardening Our Souls

Julie Davis comments on the Parable of the Sower: Listening to the Gospel reading last...

July 08, 2014

Mercy Where You Least Expected It: A Jubilee Year

Turns out the Holy Father has announced a Jubilee Year. [Quick update: Fr. Capo writes,...

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 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 03, 2014

Gardener’s Retreat with Margaret Rose Realy – Register Now!

My friend Margaret Rose Realy writes: This summer I'm offering... A Gardener's Retreat Saturday, July...

May 2014

May 02, 2014

Pomp without Vanity: A True Story from a Parish Photo Directory

Fr. Longenecker argues in favor of pomp and ceremony here, and I have a story...

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 25, 2014

Real Life Prayer Gardening

My first luminous mystery this week went to Margaret Rose Realy, the Catholic Gardening Lady. ...

April 17, 2014

Unplugging for the Triduum

We have a tradition of turning off the lights on the evening of Holy Thursday,...

April 09, 2014

First Communion Gift Ideas?

Elizabeth Scalia's post on the value of Catholic kitsch reminded me I had a bleg:...

March 2014

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 16, 2014

Sunday Lent Links: Books, Movies, Penance, and YouTube Eucharistic Adoration

Music for your Sunday, with a slideshow: Rossini's O Salutaris, recorded live during Eucharistic Adoration....

March 08, 2014

Sundays 101: Giving Up the Work Habit

Let's talk impossible penances. From this morning's readings: If you hold back your foot on...

March 07, 2014

Lenten Links – More Strategizing for Meatless Fridays

Taylor Marshall has some good suggestions for going meatless without losing your mind. My favorite...

March 05, 2014

Happy Lent.

It's okay to be hungry today.

March 04, 2014

Lenten Tactics: Thwarting the Meat Demon

Meat Demon reports to duty at midnight tonight. He prowls around every Lent, quietly working...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

Ash Wednesday: Four Fears Put to Rest

Ash Wednesday's around the corner, and you can go all over the internet to...