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September 2015

September 12, 2015

Why Venerate Mary’s Name?

When we refer to Mary as "Star of the Sea," we recall the fact that,...

September 03, 2015

Pope Francis to Schoenstatt Fathers: Contemplation, Service, Fraternity – a Lesson for Us, Too

We let the Lord surprise us and open paths of grace in our life, and...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Full Video of StemExpress CEO Admitting Planned Parenthood Sells Intact Aborted Babies

All the bunk about how the videos have been "carefully edited" is tiring me. It's...

August 28, 2015

Let ISIS Force Our Faith In, Not Out

ISIS has threatened again and again to wipe out Christianity. Our times are not unlike...

August 26, 2015

St. Monica on Parenting: When do parental responsibilities end?

What would have happened if Monica, like most modern-day parents, had washed her hands of...

August 24, 2015

Three Ways In Which I Wish I Was More Like a Man

When I get stuck in those grumpy pits, I make myself think about to the...

August 21, 2015

Why Do Catholics Call Mary “Queen?”

Some find the Catholic belief of honoring Mary as Queen to be peculiar, even idolatrous....

August 20, 2015

Is There a Bit of Josh Duggar in All of Us?

It's in our nature to want to appear better than we are, to hide all...

August 13, 2015

Solemnity of the Assumption: Why are there no relics of Mary?

The Tomb of Mary has been marked since Apostolic times. So, why don't we have...

August 10, 2015

When God closes a door, does he always open a window?

If the door has been closed, it's not necessarily so that God can give you...

August 05, 2015

Total Darkness: What the Planned Parenthood videos tell us about ourselves

Planned Parenthood is selling baby parts and intact fetuses. How did it ever come to...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Seed of a New World: Film gives faith a new spin

Every once in a while, you come across one that you absolutely can't turn down....

July 23, 2015

Crunchy Babies Update: The Man Behind the Planned Parenthood Videos Explains Why They’re Not a Hoax

"Our investigators spent almost three years deeply imbedded with Planned Parenthood and their affiliates. And...

July 21, 2015

So, how would you like your baby? More, or less crunchy? Planned Parenthood makes ordering baby body parts like ordering up a panini

Less crunchy? That's something someone would say when ordering up a nice fresh turkey spinach...

July 16, 2015

The Catholic Drinkie on Homebrewing and Evangelization

One of my priest friends had taught me how to homebrew, since it's really a...

July 14, 2015

Charity vs. Cruelty: When to shake the dust from your feet

I'm ready to wash my hands of the whole mess. In fact, I see no...

July 08, 2015

Feeling Humdrum? Five Essentials of Getting – And Staying Motivated

I've been working on a strategy that's been helping me to get motivated and stay...

July 07, 2015

Changing Things Up a Bit: New Website and Fall Schedule

After all the sullen news around here lately, it's great to be able to post...

July 06, 2015

Psst. YouTube. Your bias is showing. Movie trailer for film on homosexuality banned, yet anti-Christian videos remain.

I'm happy to see efforts to close the chasm between those who favor homosexuality and...

July 03, 2015

The Ecumenism of Blood: Pope Francis’ scandalous words about Christian martyrs

If I'd read the Pope's words earlier in my life, I likely would have been...

July 01, 2015

Can’t Get Away This Summer? Here’s how to vacation without going on vacation

At first the kids balked. Okay, we all balked, but that's because we had our...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

When “Art” Becomes Antagonism: Milwaukee Art Museum to display portrait of Benedict XVI made of condoms

The portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is not art and not a conversation starter...

June 29, 2015

CMC15 Recap: What happens when you mix Patheos writers and the Catholic Press Association

I'm told by past Egan Fellows that this will be a life-changing experience for me,...

June 26, 2015

SCOTUS Decision: Who has the final word on gay marriage?

No matter what authority is given the Supreme Court to declare things legal (or not...

June 23, 2015

A Voice in the Wilderness: If you heard it, would you listen?

It's one thing to pay attention to an obviously learned person - a scholar, perhaps...

June 17, 2015

Pope Francis: Birth and rebirth in hope for those who mourn

Death does not have the last word: God does. He will lighten the darkness that...

June 16, 2015

Honor My Mother? Why Should I?

My mom isn't my mom by accident, but by God's design. He chose that womb,...

June 11, 2015

New Growth: 12 Things I’ve learned from my urban garden

To a master gardener, all of this is common knowledge. Since, I've not a speck...

June 04, 2015

Caitlyn vs. Nestle: The irony of artificial ingredients

We want our foods natural, with authentic ingredients, but not necessarily our bodies...We are all...

June 03, 2015

Forever Catholic: Why the Pew study doesn’t matter

Lately everybody's abuzz about how the younger generation is falling away from the Church, becoming...

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