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February 2015

February 25, 2015

Without Grace, We’re Just Hippies in Cassocks

We Catholics (and especially Catholic Workers) talk a good game about radical living and countercultural...

February 24, 2015

Russell Brand, Unexpected TOB Theologian, on Porn and Fifty Shades

I am the last person who would have expected to agree with Russell Brand on...

February 24, 2015

Urgent Prayer Intention: Father Michael Messner

Rev. Michael Messner, the pastor of Sacred Heart in Lancaster Pennsylvania, a church where two...

February 23, 2015

The Priest Who Was Robbed on Ash Wednesday

At one stop a young man entered the subway car and told the priest to...

February 21, 2015

Revenge of the Lent Police

When I was young, my mother called me "The Lent Police" because I not only...

February 17, 2015

Melting Hearts and Blowing Kisses

This past week here in the church we had a holy hour of adoration. During...

February 16, 2015

God Has the Best Lemonade Stand Ever

God has the best lemonade stand ever. He brings good from the bitterest of experiences....

February 15, 2015

#CatholicFreebies and Prodigal You Love Updates

I am getting ready for a big blizzard in Boston after a wonderful week here promoting my...

February 12, 2015

Five Reasons St. Hildegard is Fascinating

When I lived in the Bay Area in California I visited a women who was...

February 09, 2015

Oscar Romero and Hatred of the Faith

The recognition of Romero's martyrdom is another acknowledgement that "hatred of the faith" is not...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

St. Paul and Wild Olives Grafted onto the Olive Tree

Paul teaches us how to set out on the road to conversion as olives grafted...

January 28, 2015

Can One Calculate Grace Missed?

Sometimes I wonder if life in the convent is more difficult for me because I...

January 23, 2015

There’s Something About Jesus…

Sometimes everything seems right. God is close. Time seems to wait for me to catch...

January 21, 2015

Tolerance, Charity and the Muslim Call to Prayer

Muslims want to broadcast a call to prayer at Duke. How should we as Christians...

January 19, 2015

Bullying and Opening Doors

Josh was bullied in high school. Finally, his mother moved him to another high school....

January 17, 2015

The Prodigal You Love Giveaway at BrandonVogt.com

I have been a fan of the weekly giveaways at Brandon Vogt's blog for some time....

January 16, 2015

Limiting Free Speech: Five Reasons Pope Francis is Right

Pope Francis said that he believes there are "limits" to freedom of expression. What did...

January 13, 2015

#PrayforNigeria – Massacre Reportedly Kills Thousands

As Boko Haram, an extremist Islamic group, massacres and razes villages in Nigeria the world...

January 13, 2015

The Boy Who Would Not Die

Sometimes it helps to listen to the stories of others to put our own problems...

January 07, 2015

Help STOP the Execution of Richard Glossip – UPDATED AGAIN!

An innocent man is about to be executed in the state with the highest number...

January 05, 2015

Five New Year’s Resolutions from the Saints

I am a fan of practical, attainable New Year’s resolutions. This year I looked to...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Ain’t No Party Like a Catholic Party

Our world just doesn't know how to stay happy. It knows how to give fleeting...

December 23, 2014

“I’m Coming Home for Christmas…”

Brian Laline, a journalist for the Staten Island Advance, just wrote a beautiful article about...

December 22, 2014

Three Ways to Cut Consumerism Out of Christmas

Many of us, if we are honest with ourselves, will admit that we often put...

December 19, 2014

Ten Gifts Ideas for Religious Priests, Nuns, Sisters, etc

It's hard to buy something for the person who has everything. It is even more...

December 17, 2014

Some Points on the “Nuns versus the Vatican” Report

People are responding in different ways to the Vatican's Apostolic Visitation report that ends a...

December 16, 2014

Enter to Win Autographed Copy of The Prodigal You Love

Do you have loved ones who are away from the Church? Do you want to...

December 11, 2014

Priests Being Awesome: Top Five Rapping Priests

It makes me happy to see priests rap. And skateboard. And tap dance. And slam...

December 09, 2014

A Writer’s Magnificat

The timeless Marian prayer reimagined for writers by Sr. Marie-Paul Curley: "My whole being glorifies...

December 08, 2014

On the Senseless Death of a Friend

Last week, as the sun went down on the vigil of the first Sunday of...

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