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June 13, 2015

Sacramentalized But Not Evangelized? Maybe You Just Forgot!

I hear this all the time, on Catholic radio and in Catholic Facebook groups: A majority...

May 2015

May 17, 2015

Was Raul Castro Joking About His Return to the Church?

So what do you think: Was Cuban President Raul Castro mocking Pope Francis when he...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

What Do Young Americans Think of Jesus–And How Can We Change Their Minds?

Well, Easter has passed. We remember with gratitude that Jesus lived, died on the Cross...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

A Conversion of Consequence: Russell Saltzman Has Crossed the Tiber

It is with great pleasure that I welcome my friend Russell E. Saltzman, a former...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

The Conversion of Fr. Ignatius, Ancestor of Princess Diana of Wales

Did you know that Princess Diana of Wales had a relative who may become a...

June 2014

June 28, 2014

An Atheist’s Last Stand: Jennifer Fulwiler’s Journey to the Catholic Church

"What was wrong with me that I had to leave a place that I loved...

March 2014

March 10, 2014

Another Ecumenical Breakthrough: Swedish Megachurch Pastor Converts to Catholicism

The pastor of Sweden's largest non-denominational megachurch shocked Christians in his own community and around...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Ostia Antica: St. Augustine’s Home Town

On August 28, we celebrate the feast of St. Augustine of Hippo, the North African...

April 2013

April 02, 2013

I Think, Therefore I Am…. Catholic.

The feisty writers over at Patheos’ Catholic Portal are a diverse lot: a rough and...

December 2012

December 04, 2012

From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: A Former Evangelical Learns to Love the Catholic Church

Chris Haw’s journey—from lukewarm Catholicism, into earnest Evangelicalism, and finally to a renewed and vigorous...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Men Must Endure Their Going Hence: Remembering C.S. Lewis

Men Must Endure Their Going Hence. So warns Edgar in Shakespeare’s classic King Lear. And...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT: Wrestling for Truth—The Great Councils of the Church

Okay, bear with me here. I have this idea that my readers are just sitting...

September 20, 2012

More Breaking News from the Ordinariate: “A Parish Before Its Time”

A few days ago, I announced the wonderful story of Orlando’s Cathedral of the Incarnation. ...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Nailing Jello to a Tree: The Wit and Wisdom of Al Kresta

It was the fall of 1987. I was heading southward on I-75, driving home from...

August 11, 2012

The Seashell and the Three-In-One

Augustine of Hippo lived a wild life—abandoning the faith, fathering a child out of wedlock,...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

The Power of a Mother’s Prayer

Her son was a wild one. She had tried to impart solid virtues and a...

July 13, 2012

Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks

When I was in elementary school, my parents splurged on a membership to the Catholic...

May 2012

May 03, 2012

SWIMMING THE TIBER: To Quote Flannery O’Connor, “Here Comes Everybody!”

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? Actors John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jim Nabors, Faye...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

SWIMMING THE TIBER: In the Words of Flannery O’Connor, “Here Comes Everybody!”

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? Actors John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jim Nabors, Faye...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul: Chesterton's "The Convert"

On January 25, the Church celebrates the Conversion of the Apostle Paul. Remember: Paul was...

May 2011

May 12, 2011

HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND, UNLESS SOMEONE INSTRUCTS ME? The Ethiopian On Your Street

Today’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:26-40) recounts the story of the...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

CHRIST THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: The Significance of the Paschal Candle

Last night at the beginning of the Easter Vigil, our pastor Fr. Bob LaCroix prepared...

April 07, 2011

SWIMMING THE TIBER: In the Words of Flannery O’Connor, “Here Comes Everybody!”

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? Actors John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jim Nabors, Faye...