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August 2015

August 27, 2015

John Henry Cardinal Newman: The Mission Of My Life

A morning prayer for this new day, from John Henry Cardinal Newman (via CatholiCity.com): The Mission...

August 24, 2015

Everybody Must Get Stoned

The story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8) has always shaken me to...

August 20, 2015

Fulton Sheen: “Believe The Incredible And You Can Do The Impossible”

We've all read that Peter walked on water. But only for a minute. And then...

August 16, 2015

“Hell Is Other People” – Or, Where Bishop-Elect Barron And Jean-Paul Sartre Intersect

Like most of you, back in either high school or college, I was assigned to...

August 14, 2015

Blogging At Patheos, One Year In: Revisiting The Solemnity Of The Assumption

One year ago today, I was given the great privilege of blogging here at Patheos....

August 12, 2015

One Young Man’s Struggle With SSA

Those of you following Grace Pending may have already read my review of Gay and...

August 11, 2015

Five Minutes For Healing With Padre Pio

Prayer Of St. John Paul II On The Occasion Of The Canonization Of St. Padre...

August 09, 2015

Socialism’s Failures, Capitalism’s Constraints

On the centenary of the publication of Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum, St. John Paul II...

August 06, 2015

I Am Thomas Merton. And So Are You

I have mentioned before the influence that Thomas Merton has had on my reversion and...

August 04, 2015

Mother Teresa At The National Prayer Breakfast, 1994

We need, this day, to hear once again the words of Blessed Mother Teresa when she...

August 01, 2015

Men Without Chests

Since my reversion, I have twice had the privilege of meeting with Father George W....

July 2015

July 30, 2015

5 Comparisons: A Very Brief Political/Sociological Quiz

Here's a little thought experiment in recognition of the United States Presidential election campaign, already...

July 29, 2015

Genesis Is Not Science

The point has been made numerous times over, but it's always good to circle back...

July 26, 2015

Did You Ever Fall In Love? Therein Lies Your Faith.

There are two types of men, those who are afraid to lose God, and those...

July 23, 2015

As We Start The New Day: An Aquinas Contemplation

Are you starting a new job today? Perhaps an uncertain new business venture or...

July 21, 2015

Bishop-Elect Barron Appointed By Pope Francis

Surprising but exciting news this morning as Pope Francis has appointed Father Robert Barron, of...

July 17, 2015

The President, The Prison Visit, and The Urgent Priority

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I...

July 15, 2015

Joy Is The Salve That Can Heal The Wounds Of Those Most Vulnerable

Evangelii Gaudium offers us a key - the key in fact - to finding joy. Yet most of...

July 12, 2015

Takedown: Professor Paul Kengor’s Latest Bestseller

Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of...

July 10, 2015

9/11 And The “Missing 4,000 Jews”

I don't normally respond to ignorant propaganda, but this one was so vile and so...

July 09, 2015

Don’t Assume That I Don’t Understand (These 10 Things)

If today you are Lonely - don't assume that I don't understand; Suffering from...

July 07, 2015

What Do We Value?

Twenty-five years of accumulated household stuff has a way of overwhelming a modest home. Tons of...

July 04, 2015

Be at Peace and Celebrate Freedom

May God continue to richly bless this country, and most especially our Republic: “Well,...

July 02, 2015

Is This The Start of A Second American Civil War? 3 Things To Keep In Mind

What was once a simple cultural divide has now become what seems like an...

June 2015

June 28, 2015

Reacting To A Turbulent World

Five things come to mind: 1) As Americans, respecting all of the laws even in...

June 25, 2015

Why Remain Catholic: Conversations With Cardinal Dolan On SiriusXM

I was privileged to be on Timothy Cardinal Dolan's SiriusXM Program on June 23, 2015,...

June 19, 2015

MORE . . . My Dad Remembered

It will be two years this July since I lost my dad. He wasn’t a...

June 17, 2015

A Healthcare Sinkhole – Once You’ve Fallen In, They Keep Digging

The call came within a day or two. The MRI's clanging and clanking and suffocating...

June 13, 2015

The Narcissism Of Our Environmental Politics

While we await the June 18, 2015 release of Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment, Laudato si...

June 09, 2015

7 Awesome Things To Think About Today!

1) The Soul: How The Beauty of Creation Can Lead a Soul to God, by...