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December 2014

December 31, 2014

Being Someone New for 2015

Two links to my work elsewhere that deserve your attention as we start the new...

December 24, 2014

Something Beautiful for Christmas: Marriage, Faith & Alzheimer’s by Larry Peterson

Up at Catholic Writers Guild today, Larry Peterson is stealing the show with his beautiful essay...

December 23, 2014

10 Reasons It’s Safe to Come to Mass this Christmas

You've no doubt seen Saturday Night Live's chillingly (hilariously) accurate tour of what you can expect...

December 15, 2014

Why Can’t We Do Evil that Good Might Come of It? Even to Save a Life? – UPDATED

Erin Arlinghaus challenged me (update below) to explain why it so important for any ethical system, religious...

December 10, 2014

Debate, Dissent, and Dishonesty: What Makes a Good Argument, and What’s Just Embarrassing?

In discussions surrounding Notre Dame's staffing problem, a question was posed: When is an argument...

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Hating the Holidays as the Precursor to Happiness

You're supposed to be happy now, because it's the holidays. The rest of the year,...

November 22, 2014

In Favor of Incompetent Housewives

Your must-read column for today is Calah Alexander's essay on what it's like being...

November 19, 2014

The Grace of No #GraceofYes

I've joked all summer that I need Lisa Hendey to write me a companion volume...

November 07, 2014

Adultery is Not the Only Option: Five Things You Can Do to Keep Your Vows Intact

Deacon Greg Kandra writes about a recent NY Times piece on priests who forsake their...

October 2014

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 27, 2014

If You Have to Ask, “Is that the Church?” It’s Time to Call an Architect

Last month I had the chance to visit Fr. Dwight Longenecker's parish, Our Lady of...

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 19, 2014

In the Face of Such Evil, the Only Thing Left is Hope

For those who know what such a thing is, the theme around my corner of...

September 17, 2014

Good Cause: Help Catholic Kids Stay in Catholic Schools

From my inbox: Hello! This is John McNichol You may or may not remember me, but...

September 16, 2014

Annulments, Divorce, Remarriage: We’ve Got it All Backwards

The Synod for the Family is coming up, and one of the vexing problems it...

September 10, 2014

What Happens if Sacramental Confession Ceases to be Secret?

Why are some secrets worth dying for? The Jesuit Post blog has an excellent piece...

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...

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 16, 2014

Biblical Catholics are So Childish – today in the Gospel @CatholicMom.com

Today's pre-prayed Gospel at CatholicMom.com is the "Let the children come to me" passage in Matthew....

August 04, 2014

How Much House Should a Bishop Inhabit?

I live in a relatively small house. Not Third World Shack small, but the square...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Transgender Nuns, Ho-Hum

I'm back from conference-land and that means it's time to talk about Transgendered Nuns. When...

July 22, 2014

NFP Tip #2: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Learn Another Method

It's NFP Awareness Week. You might be thinking, "I am aware of how wonderful,...

July 21, 2014

Something Beautiful: Lectio Divina Blog

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

July 21, 2014

NFP Tip #1: Learn from a Real Live Human

It's NFP Awareness Week. We are aware. Fifteen years aware, which I think in NFP...

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 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 07, 2014

The True Story of a Mother Whose Teenager Cooks the Family Dinner Every Night

Speaking of feeding things, today over at CatholicMom.com I tell the riveting tale of what...

June 2014

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...