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Ben Bongers was an international operatic tenor and practicing sommelier for 30 years based in San Francisco, CA, and Europe. He has written monthly articles for trade magazines in both wine and singing over a long and lustrous career. After becoming a semi-full-time caretaker for his parents, he earned an MA in Gerontology (the study of aging and care) and was asked to publish in an eldercare textbook that came out in 2020. He has written several books, all published by EnRoute Books and Media. His first novel THE SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY has won many awards, and his other two, TRUE LOVE—12 Christmas Stories My True Love Gave to Me, and THE FARMER, THE MINER, THE ARTISAN (a children’s book) are up for awards. Ben is a Knight in the Order of Malta and helped start an overnight homeless shelter at his parish in San Francisco, CA., and today is a Permanent Diaconate Candidate in Kansas City, MO.

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Get Your Donkey Outta the Way!

Imagine for a minute you are about to make a grand entrance—you’re... read more

What the Heck is a Chaplet, Anyway?

I’m asked on a regular basis by many non-Catholics what a rosary... read more

Listen to the Canary in Your Coal Mines

God sends us canaries all the time, trying to communicate with us... read more

There Is a Time to Eat BBQ… Turn!...

The other day, someone near and dear to me and I were... read more

“Get Outta My tribe!”

I blame tribalism. Tribalism is more than just being organized into a... read more

What Am I Worth?

We are constantly bombarded by the question on social media, TV, and... read more

All I Hear is, “Thou Shalt Not!”

I was in a discussion with someone a few weeks back who... read more

My Dad Wasn’t a Boy Scout, but He...

I was thinking a lot about my dad this week. Mom would... read more

“Don’t You Test Me!”

The fact is we are tested every day, every hour, every minute... read more

Help others? Why should I?

The one conversation that seemed to be almost made of T-N-T was... read more

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