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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 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 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 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 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 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 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...

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 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 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...

May 13, 2015

No, you are NOT entitled to be happy!

I do not believe that we're entitled to happiness, but I do believe that we...

May 12, 2015

Ms. Daisy vs. RoboDog: Why robotic dogs can’t replace real ones

I can see how they could mimic affection, dependence, and obedience. I even can see...

May 08, 2015

Elvis is alive! I found him at Nebo’s Pearl in Madaba, Jordan

The patience, skill, and focus required to create these marvelous works of art is something...

May 06, 2015

Mother’s Day Message for Moms: You’re a better mother than you think

Our love for our families and nurturing instinct further intensifies our tendency to self-criticism and...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Baltimore violence over Freddie Gray’s death shows us that the tables have been turned

Yet, those of us who live here understand that these are specific incidents (in spite...

April 27, 2015

Before you judge the Detroit priest who recommended CPL classes for his parish, read this.

While I did raise my eyebrows at the method Fr. Fride had chosen to protect...

April 23, 2015

Talk about dramatic entrances – here’s how a Jordanian wedding couple makes theirs

Do you remember the wedding we crashed in Jordan? That was an amazing experience! But,...

April 23, 2015

Not everyone who says “Allah” is a radical Islamist: Conversation with Fr. Nabil Haddad, Founder of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistance Research Center

The violence and persecutions in the Middle East are closer to us that you may...

April 16, 2015

Five things that fascinate me about Jordan

Our days have been long, sometimes grueling, but always filled with excitement and joy at...

April 13, 2015

What makes a prophet a prophet?

Did Elijah have special qualities that gave God indication that he should be given the...

January 2015

January 05, 2015

Broadsided, but still standing

Over the years, I've discovered that figuring out a new road to take is far...