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November 2015

November 21, 2015

“Be Still And Listen For The Father’s Voice”

I am not familiar with comedian Michael Jr.'s work, but if this YouTube video (embedded...

November 20, 2015

So Many Faces In The Crowd

There are so many of them. A torrent of fresh faces, Numb, panicked, silenced. Images...

November 17, 2015

Thomas Merton: Teach Us To Understand Ourselves And Our Adversary

On April 18, 1962, during Holy Week - at a time when the United States...

November 16, 2015

Cries In The Darkness, Requital In The Light

We battle against not only the agony of destruction, carnage, and death everywhere now around...

November 14, 2015

Paris At The Wall

Reality intrudes, disrupts, and completely shatters our self-delusions. No wonder we would rather distract ourselves...

November 12, 2015

Linger A Bit Longer

As the days compress, And light makes quick work of its retreat, As fall begins its...

November 10, 2015

From Francis To Benedict, From Benedict To Fullness – Aleteia

Over at Aleteia, I briefly unpack how my sudden but great affection for Pope Francis...

November 08, 2015

Black Mixed With Shades Of Gray

It overwhelms me. But only sometimes. My faulty imagining over the years that with each...

November 04, 2015

Thomas Merton: There Must Be A Time

Sometimes, we need to take a step back. Sometimes, we need to look at our...

November 01, 2015

Hello, I Must Be Going

I refuse to link to them. The recent Synod-inspired doctrinal (some would label them merely pastoral) controversies...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

“If The Law Supposes That,” Said Mr. Bumble, Squeezing His Hat Emphatically In Both Hands, “The Law Is A Ass – A Idiot”

As a practicing lawyer for almost 30 years, I have come to fully appreciate the...

October 28, 2015

Be At Peace – A Prayer Of Francis de Sales

Francis de Sales devised a plan. Until Francis (1567 - 1622), most believed that the only sure...

October 24, 2015

Christ Twice Asked: What Do You Want Me To Do For You?

Three wishes. We've all fantasized about finding that magic lamp, the one that could suddenly change...

October 19, 2015

As The Patter Of Little Feet Become Footsteps Out The Door

It hit me all at once this weekend. It's nothing that I didn't already know,...

October 16, 2015

Muro Lucano, Gerard Majella, Prayers For The Unborn (And Me)

Muro Lucano is an ancient, tiny, hillside village located in Potenza, Italy. With little work available,...

October 11, 2015

What’s The One Thing That Could Change Everything?

Acknowledging his penchant for badly mangling the English language, the late Hall of Famer Yogi...

October 08, 2015

Praying With The Saints – St. John Paul and Blessed Mother Theresa

I ran across this YouTube video just yesterday. It's just a bit difficult to hear...

October 04, 2015

On This Feast Of Saint Francis: Revisiting The Canticle Of The Sun

Laudato si', whether you approach it with the humility of an open and teachable heart,...

October 02, 2015

If We Despair, Let’s Together Think About These Three

Yet another hate-filled rage brings mass murder, this time to the west. Despair envelops us, choking us from...

October 01, 2015

Thérèse of Lisieux

Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower, on finding a way to love those in our...

September 2015

September 27, 2015

Do You Know It When You See It? Love, I Mean

The love between them was obvious during the wedding yesterday. And particularly later, at the wedding...

September 24, 2015

Dorothy Day – Prepare To Be Challenged

Pope Francis' historic address today before the United States Congress raised up four Americans as inspirations...

September 22, 2015

Follow Pope Francis’ Visit To The United States – Some Excellent Resources

It's on! You can follow Pope Francis' visit to the United States, starting today, by...

September 20, 2015

Flannery O’Connor – A Writer’s Prayer Journal

In September 2013, The New Yorker magazine published excerpts on-line from Flannery O'Connor's prayer...

September 19, 2015

Peter Kreeft On Thomas Aquinas: A Dumb Ox Who Probably Had ADD

Peter Kreeft, Professor of Philosophy at Boston College, has quite a knack for taking complex...

September 15, 2015

Pier Giorgio Frassati And “The Invasion of Grace”

Verso l'alto: Literally, To The Top Those words, as close as anything, constitute the spiritual...

September 11, 2015

“How Does 9/11 Still Touch Us, and Shake Us?” – Aleteia

Some events during our lifetime remain frozen in time. Some leave scars that never quite...

September 09, 2015

“There Will Never Be Beings Unloved by God” – Hans Urs von Balthasar

A contemplation for today, from Hans Urs von Balthasar: After a mother has smiled at her...

September 04, 2015

On Joy, Briefly: Benedict, Francis, and St. John Paul

At times, joy may seem so very elusive. At times, we might not even know what...

September 02, 2015

Valerie Herrera (17): “Be Courageous And Show Who You Really Are”

A sweet story out of Chicago yesterday, from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. It's a...