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July 11, 2010

more dating advice…

... I was recently reminded of some advice I once received; focus less on finding...

July 11, 2010

yay, I’m a quitter…

... or, more novenas I start and never finish. This time it's the novena to...

July 11, 2010

humble reminders…

... nothing like a healthy dose of humility. Two such instances from this weekend come...

July 08, 2010

how to get over yourself…

... read a list of prayer petitions and realize your problems are insignificant compared to...

July 08, 2010

how many hours in a day…

... how much time, do you suppose, the more devoted bloggers spend posting, commenting and...

July 08, 2010

how to feel like a spiritual schlep…

... read any book on the life of any saint. If our goal on earth...

July 08, 2010

how I gracefully grow old…

... lie about your age. Instead of admitting to turning 35 in a few days,...

July 08, 2010

things I never thought I’d say…

... my dad has a blog. Sigh.

July 08, 2010

on craptastic art…

... "There is also the danger of attempting so to redraw and humanize the face...

July 06, 2010

gifts of immeasurable value …

... there's really nothing remarkably about turning thirty five other than becoming an official cougar,...

July 06, 2010

where I want to be right now…

... sipping a cold adult libation giving thanks to God for the cerulean blue sea....

July 02, 2010

somewhere in Rome…

... there's a Swiss Guard waiting to be stalked by me.

July 01, 2010

happy saints…

... a very close acquaintance recently remarked that he never liked Catholics because, according to...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

such are the preferences of men…

... a good friend once told me; men practice on blonds and marry brunettes, but...

June 30, 2010

a happy discovering…

... I can succesfully pass off sleeping at my desk as the act of prayer.

June 30, 2010

completely unrelated to anything…

... Catholic or even pious for that matter; farting. I may never understand, in the...

June 28, 2010

the Bartender in Hell…

... a poem by Sarah MangusoI was a bartender in Hell.People were coming up to...

June 28, 2010

malta monday…

... a reader submitted image for this Malta Monday. Grazie mille, Mark N.

June 27, 2010

speaking of humility and confession…

... here's one I bet never gets confessed as much as it should."Bless me Father...

June 27, 2010

a carmelite confession…

... I have lost count how many times I've set out to read Story of...

June 27, 2010

manly motivational posters…

Founding Fathers Motivational Posters by the Art of Manliness Blog.

June 27, 2010

messing up your mass…

... or stupid things that amuse me. It's wedding season folks, and you know what...

June 25, 2010

pondering penance…

... I've heard rumors of a time once when penance was given to suit the...

June 24, 2010

nativity of St. John the Forerunner…

TROPARION (TONE 4)O Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, in spite of our...

June 24, 2010

Fogueira de Sáo Joáo …

... or Papist pyromaniacs. Really, any excuse for Catholics to play with fire. In Brazi...

June 23, 2010

the picture of perfection…

... Padre Pio and ladies in mantillas.

June 23, 2010

why crescat is a silly happy place…

... during blogs darker period I was quick with a sharp edged retort and even...

June 22, 2010

“But no matter how high in the clouds this arrow of pride may fly…

.. and no matter how exuberant one may feel while being carried up so high,...

June 22, 2010

Crescat’s beauty tips…

... Preparation H for under eye puffiness. For the love of all that is holy,...

June 22, 2010

Crescat’s rules for summer fun…

... follow them and every one will play nice together. #1 Guys, just because you...