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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

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 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 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 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 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...

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 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 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...

June 02, 2015

Summer Son: 3 dates NOT to miss this June

Summer is underway, and we'll be wanting to get out to relish the sun. We'll...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Need a boost? Try making a spiritual Communion

The ability to unite by desire with Jesus, to invite him into my frazzled heart...

May 24, 2015

Veni Sancte Spiritus! Come Holy Spirit!

Veni Sancte Spiritus - or Come Holy Spirit in English - is a traditional Pentecost...

May 22, 2015

Holy Fire: The Faces of Pentecost

There are a number of Pentecost images that I love to meditate on. I read...

May 19, 2015

Lesson from a 5-year-old: What Josiah Duncan’s story teaches us about charity

Josiah Duncan gave witness to fraternal charity, and his mom helped him to follow through...

May 16, 2015

Three Life-Giving Facts about Prayer

With things coming at us from all sides - obligations, struggles, discord, hardship, and the...

May 14, 2015

What You Can Do to Stop Disney’s Catholic-bashing “The Real O’Neals”

Since the 1937 release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the quality of the...