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November 2015

November 05, 2015

The Catholic Roots of England

I was watching the service of Evensong from Westminster Abbey the other night that took...

November 24, 2014

A Married Priest on Married Priests

Last week I was asked by an editor at the New York Times to contribute...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Ten Things That Are Killing the Family

The Synod fathers this month were trying to address a real crisis in the human...

October 22, 2014

Welcoming Gays: How Do I Do That?

The buzz word in the synod this month, and in the general discussion about homosexuals...

October 18, 2014

Beautiful Balance in the Pope’s Final Speech to the Synod

Here are excerpts from the Pope's final address to the synod with my observations in red....

October 14, 2014

On Being Supernaturally Normal

I had a terrific compliment last week. This person didn’t praise me for being extraordinary....

October 13, 2014

Sin and the Synod

I have now read what some are calling the "Relativistic Relatio" from the Synod on...

October 11, 2014

Compassion, Puppies and Kittens

Don't get me wrong. I love the Divine Mercy mission. I'm all for compassion and...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

Drill Sergeant Wanted

It never ceases to amaze me how soft and spineless we are when it comes...

September 12, 2014

Ten Things to Remember When You’re Fed Up With Other Catholics

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to hear an increasing amount of grumbling from...

September 09, 2014

St Patrick’s Day Parade: What Would Jesus Do?

Some Catholics are up in arms over Cardinal Dolan agreeing to be the Grand Marshall...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Powerful St Patrick

Some time ago I had a dream in which I saw a young boy swimming...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Is Proselytism Solemn Nonsense?

Pope Francis has been criticized in some quarters because he has said, “Proselytism is solemn...

July 25, 2014

Why is Pope Francis’ Visit to Philly Important?

This report says that while the Vatican has yet to confirm the date, Archbishop Chaput...

July 25, 2014

Thundering Through With St James

Here is my latest article for Catholic Exchange. It's unlocks an interesting detail about St...

July 08, 2014

Tough Love and the Sacred Heart

Here is this week's article for Integrated Catholic Life. Readers of the blog will notice...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

Works Without Faith is Dead

The old debate still rages in which Catholics dispute with Protestants who say that salvation...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Woman Priests Courageous Pioneers?

The Anchoresses fumes over the latest "ordination" of a Catholic woman here. I cannot disagree....

August 2013

August 13, 2013

The Pope the Dog and the Bicycle Bell

Someone has joked, "In Central America it's not really a valid Mass unless there is...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Peace and Justice Catholics – Just Aging Hippies?

There seems to be an undefined group of Catholics who some call "Peace and Justice...

July 16, 2013

The Roots of Rage

This summer in America has erupted in racially charged protests about the verdict on the...

June 2013

June 04, 2013

Division, Diversity and Dissent

The Bishop was present in the parish over the weekend to celebrate the sacrament of...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

The Solution to the AmChurch Problem

Three timely books are available which diagnose the problem of the American Church and the...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

I Love Lucy

Not Lucile Ball, but St Lucy is the one I love. It is her feast...

December 04, 2012

Materialism, Manicheanism and the Matrix

Do you remember that stylish film The Matrix? The hero, Neo Anderson, exists in a dull,...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Deliver Us From Successful Catholics

What I mean is "successful" in the world's terms. Now that I've returned to America...

November 14, 2012

A Voice Crying in the Political Wilderness

George Weigel makes a case here that now is the time for a robust and...

November 02, 2012

Sin or Sanctity?

Sin is monotonous. Sanctity is totally original. Underneath this observation lurks a deeper truth--that sin...

November 01, 2012

Monotonous Sinners and Sparkling Saints

C.S. Lewis once observed, ‘How monotonously alike all the great tyrants and conquerors have been:...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Be Self Centered –It’s Good for You

There. That headline got your attention didn't it? As usual, I'm trying to stand things...

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