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June 2016

June 01, 2016

Because Pious Nonsense Is Not the Good News

Yesterday, I was taking my afternoon break from work. I wandered through the little park...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

That Time When I Was On The Radio With Mark Shea…

...and barely let him get a word in edge-wise. You have to admit that this...

February 05, 2015

Why I Am Catholic (The Short Version)

To become whole, and to live fully. As St. John writes, “In Him was life:...

December 2014

December 04, 2014

Dispatches From A Holy Land Pilgrimage…

Let us go to the place where His feet have stood (Psalm 132:7). That short...

July 2014

July 12, 2014

Because of the Note Sewn In Blaise Pascal’s Coat

My buddy Blaise Pascal is a lot like me. That is, excepting the obvious fact...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

To Leave the Shackles of Human History Behind

It is ironic to run a post with a title claiming that one of...

September 2013

September 14, 2013

“The Quest for the True Cross.” What a Movie That Would Make!

As you may know, today is the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross....

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Because God Became Human To Save Us All

The title of this post says it all. Why bother becoming a Christian unless you...

December 10, 2012

Because of Thomas Merton, OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968)

This is part VII of my conversion story, tagged as 2BFrank in the Tag Cloud....

December 07, 2012

Because Alfred Hitchcock Died A Catholic

Given that Alfred Hitchcocks' life has been in the news of late, what with the...

July 2012

July 21, 2012

For the Courage to Obey the Call to Become a Catholic

There are a number of readers here who have decided intellectually that becoming a Catholic...

July 11, 2012

For New Testament Geography I Wasn’t Taught in RCIA UPDATED

Originally posted on June 6, 2011, it took a while but it recently became worthy...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Because On this Ship, I Don’t Have to Decide Everything UPDATED

There has been a lot of fur flying around lately regarding prodigal groups (possibly) coming...

December 2011

December 14, 2011

For All the Saints: John of the Cross

Today is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church....

November 2011

November 03, 2011

Everything You Wanted to Know about the Banner

Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. What do these mysterious attributes have to do with this blog,...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

Because of a Marine in Charge of Justice and Peace

Originally published on February 10, 2010. Before I was a Catholic, yet seriously considering the...

December 2010

December 06, 2010

For Help Reading Maps Correctly

I have a friend who can't understand why I enjoy being a Catholic. From discussions...

August 2010

August 28, 2010

With God’s Grace And A Little Help From My Friends

When I was a newly minted Marine, fresh out of boot camp and on my...

August 12, 2010

For Thoughts Like These from Robert Hugh Benson

Robert Hugh Benson was an English convert to Catholicism. No big deal, right? Wrong! You...

January 2010

January 31, 2010

Thanks to Anne Rice for Asking This Question

In light of Webster’s recent post regarding the roles and responsibilities of the laity, I...

January 06, 2010

To Be Frank, Part 6, “The Imitation of Christ” II

I left off last time with the first chapter of The Imitation of Christ from...

December 2009

December 22, 2009

To Be Frank, Part 5, “The Imitation of Christ”

Posted by Frank I mentioned in the last post in this series that I was...

December 13, 2009

To Be Frank, Part 4, “From Pascal To The Mother of All Projects”

I left off last time with my friend Blaise Pascal throwing me something like a...

December 07, 2009

To Be Frank, Part 3, “What the Blazes, Blaise?!”

I’m a baseball fan. I love the game! I never really played it that well...

December 05, 2009

Because the Holy Spirit is On the Line

Posted by Webster I have a theory that can be stated simply: The Holy Spirit...

December 02, 2009

To Be Frank, Part 2, “A Change of Course Thanks to Blaise Pascal”

Posted by Frank I left off last time with the prospect of broadening my mind...

November 2009

November 28, 2009

To Be Frank, Part 1, “From the US Marines to the Harvard Classics”

This blog has put me in touch with Catholics worldwide, many of them converts. One...