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August 2014

August 06, 2014

The Black Mass is a Seduction. Don’t be Seduced.

I get that everyone is interested in the satanic black mass that is scheduled...

August 05, 2014

Archbishop Coakley Calls for Prayer, Procession and Benediction in Response to Black Mass

My religious leader, Archbishop Paul Coakley has called for a season of “prayer, procession...

August 04, 2014

God Uses Us in the Broken Places. All We Have to Do Is Let Him.

Catholic Patheosi Sisters in Christ. Lisa Hendey, Kathy Schiffer, Margaret Rose Realy. I’m the one...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

The Pope is Catholic. Catholic Haters Hate That About Him.

Following Jesus without deviating will get you smeared every time. I think it’s a rule...

June 18, 2014

For 2,000 Years, Catholics have Risked Their Lives Just to be at Mass

I have nothing to add to this video. Watch it and be blessed.

June 16, 2014

Archbishop Carlson’s Deposition Reveals a Painful Truth: He’s Just Like Us

It’s a bitter pill for Catholics, watching the videos of Archbishop Carlson’s testimony. I...

May 2014

May 07, 2014

Satanic Statues in Okieland and Black Masses at Harvard, Oh My!!

So it turns out that those pesky Satanists who want to decorate my state...

May 01, 2014

I’ve Got a Lot of Past, and Not All of It’s Good

Like everybody my age, I’ve got a lot of past. Not all of my...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

At Gethsemane

Gethsemane is far more than the physical garden where Jesus prayed the night He was...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

2013 Favs: 3 Million Line Beach for World Youth Day Vigil

Do you love Jesus? You're not alone. Source: Capital Gazette, AP, Filipe Dana From the...

November 2013

November 10, 2013

Is Latin Making a Comeback?

Latin is an excellent way to learn English. Does that sound counter-intuitive? It's based...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Why Do Non-Catholics Want So Desperately for the Catholic Church to Change Its Teachings?

Why do non-Catholics want so desperately for the Catholic Church to change its teachings?...

October 26, 2013

Vatican Says No to Communion for Divorced and Remarrieds

Rumors aside, it appears that Pope Francis is not going to overturn the 2,000-year-old Church...

October 04, 2013

Is the Communion Burger in Poor Taste?

Is the communion burger in poor taste? When I first saw that headline, (in which,...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Fear

I read Father Dwight Longnecker's fine post, Bergoglio's List, and it sort of pushed me over the...

August 2013

August 15, 2013

Mary and Following Jesus: There are No Limits

I have been progressing through the 33 day preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Dawkins: Mock Them. Ridicule Them. In Public. With Contempt.

I am tempted to say that Dr Richard Dawkins is the Westboro Baptist Church of...

July 02, 2013

Courage and the Faithful Homosexual Catholic

Jesus is a love story. It begins with His love for us, and then, as...

June 2013

June 22, 2013

Will JP2 Become Saint John Paul Next October?

I didn't pay much attention to Pope John Paul II before I converted. To...

June 02, 2013

Pope Francis: Triumphalism Impedes the Church, Impedes Christians

Pope Francis might as well have been speaking directly to American Christians with the homily...

May 2013

May 15, 2013

My Vocation Story by Fr Jason Smith

"God our Father, send us holy priests, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart...

May 08, 2013

Pope to Women Religious: What would the Church be Without You?

Our Church needs vocations. It needs men and women who will commit their lives to...

May 05, 2013

What it Means to be Catholic

What does it mean to be Catholic? This video gives some thoughtful answers to that...

April 2013

April 28, 2013

Jesus Christ in the Eucharist — The Real Presence

This scriptural meditation on the Real Presence might as well have been written by me....

April 14, 2013

Come Kneel Before Him Now

This is a Eucharistic flash mob. I wonder what the response to this would be...

April 05, 2013

Divine Mercy, Post Birth Abortion, Morning After Pills for Little Girls, Gay Marriage, Polyamory, Sequesters, Unending Undeclared Wars and Us

Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday. Divine Mercy Sunday is based on the visions of St...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Pope Francis, Holy Thursday and Us

For I was in prison, and you visited me. Pope Francis will wash the feet...

March 27, 2013

Why I am a Catholic in 200 Words or Less (Much Less)

1. I am a Catholic because Christ in the Eucharist called me for years and...