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November 2015

November 05, 2015

Thanks, Mom.

Does she cook and clean for us and do our laundry? Oh, yes, she does....

September 2015

September 10, 2015

Why does the Church make things so complicated?

If a dumb sheep starts nibbling on the medicine spoon, rather than drinking the medicine,...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

This and that, baby pics, and a baptism!

Today, I hope to get caught up on emails. I'm sorry to say I pretty...

April 02, 2015

Grace is free, but not all fees are simony

The expense of obtaining a decree of nullity makes it difficult for some people to...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Nobody told me!

This isn't about Communion in the hand vs. Communion on the tongue. This is about...

January 2015

January 21, 2015

Supreme Court will not hear confession confidentiality petition

By Ib Rasmussen (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Not good: U.S. Supreme Court will...

December 2014

December 09, 2014

It was a beautiful confession.

PIC crying kid with running nose [T]he priest said what this particular priest always...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

At the Register: Some answers about the seal of confession

let's say John Doe confesses kicking a dog. Later, John is in court for animal...

July 08, 2014

At the Register: Some Questions about the Seal of Confession

As far as the state is concerned, the statutory respect for the seal of confession...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

At the Register: An Army that Intends to Win

The Bishop reminded the confirmandi that it wasn't that long ago that they received a...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Confessions from the Confession Line

So many people are being received into the Church this Easter! Congratulations, my new brothers...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

At the Register: Why we can’t have baptisms during Lent

Hope this helps.

February 2014

February 20, 2014

At the Register: Gay Man Refused Last Rites?

Or something else entirely? His story stinks to high heaven, and if the priest has...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Emergency baptisms: who, why, and how

Here's a dreadful little story: Russian couple faces jail time after taking their injured baby...