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November 2013

November 02, 2013

Strange Gods

"You shall have no other Gods before me." trumpets the Lord in the Old Testament....

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Norman Anderson on Shopping

Guest blogger Norman Anderson is married to Marjorie and is a Catholic father of high...

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 11, 2013

Coca Cola Catholicism

Back in April I began a series on What's Killing American Catholicism. Events and other...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Pentecost – Wind, Fire and Witness

Remembering that the New Testament is hidden in the old and the old is made...

May 01, 2013

What’s Killing American Catholicism – 2

I'm continuing a series on things that are destroying American Catholicism. They all begin with...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Thomas Aquinas the the Flying Nun

In a nearby convent there was a nun who had taken to levitating during...

December 2012

December 07, 2012

Jigsaw Puzzle Spirituality

I remember as a young priest I was visiting an older woman we'll call Veronica...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

The Temple and the Garden of God

In reading Frank Viola and Leonard Sweet's Jesus A Theography I enjoyed the second chapter the...

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

The Little Girl as Warrior

"Sanctity! It must be won at the point of a sword!" said the little warrior...

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 29, 2012

Hypocritical Hypercritical Critics

Remember the old joke about the man who says to the priest, "I never go...

October 19, 2012

On Morality and Martyrdom

A debate has been cooking amongst various bloggers who are atheists about whether there is...

October 17, 2012

Lions, Little Children and Tiber Swims

Did you know that Ignatius of Antioch was not only appointed to the see of...

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...

October 16, 2012

Your Money or Your Life — On Camels and Needles

Here's an excerpt from today's gospel, and there is something there I had never noticed...

October 04, 2012

Trampling Down the Seven Deadlies

I've got this exciting new theory I want to try out on you. I've just...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

The Odor and Oil of Sanctity

After the school Mass this morning I was showing the second graders all the stuff...

September 17, 2012

Trust and Obey

When I was a child I was taught the Sunday School song, "Trust and Obey...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

I Wanna See a Miracle!

An interesting story has popped up about miracles taking place in India. I've heard church...

July 05, 2012

Healing through the Divine Mercy

I know what your problem is. In fact, I know what everyone's problem is. Furthermore,...

June 2012

June 15, 2012

Sacred Heart of Jesus — Tough Love

It took me a while to appreciate the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion. To tell...

June 11, 2012

Radical Religion

My brother lives at the beach, and he was out walking the dog late one...

June 11, 2012

The “Real Presence”–A Flexible Friend

Yesterday at Mass for Corpus Christi I spoke about the real presence of the Body,...

June 07, 2012

Be Not Afraid

As a Bible Christian I memorized a verse from the New Testament: "God has not...

June 02, 2012

What’s Your Poison?

I have a friend who is an alcoholic. He says, "I have an addictive personality.That's...

May 2012

May 19, 2012

I’ll Fly Away Oh Glory!

Those who like fairy tales should love the story of the Ascension of Jesus Christ...

May 19, 2012

A Jar, a Torch and a Sword for the Lord

I have always loved the second epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians. His vulnerability,...

May 18, 2012

Help! There’s a Mennonite in Me

You have to understand that I have a Mennonite in me. I can't help it....

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