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August 2015

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 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...

July 2015

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 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...

June 2015

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 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

U2’s tour manager died suddenly right before a performance. What they did next will surprise you.

U2 doesn't bill itself as a Christian band, yet they've consistently put their Christian faith...

May 27, 2015

My Urban Garden: The one place I won’t let get all crazy

I can be at peace there, and the loveliness of the new growth all around...

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 05, 2015

If I wasn’t a Christian, I’d be tempted to despair

Sometimes I can ease the suffering a bit, practically speaking, but generally, all I can...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Why I’m not giving anything up for Lent

Disciplining myself to spend 10 minutes each day contemplating Scripture and conversing with my Lord...