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July 2010

July 21, 2010

From Hymns on Paradise (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Webster wrote a post way back in October of last year entitled Because a Tornado...

July 19, 2010

Silver Bullet Selection II (Music For Mondays)

Steel Pulse is a reggae band that I don't know diddly squat about. But it's...

July 18, 2010

From the Treasure Chest: “Cannot” Part I

Every once in a while, I unearth a real jewel of a find. You may...

July 17, 2010

For Psalm 10, “The Prayer of Justice”

If you haven't taken a look at the post on the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne...

July 14, 2010

A Thanksgiving (A Few Words For Wednesday)

Venerable Cardinal John Henry Newman will become Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman later this year. ...

July 08, 2010

Because Lebron is Not King

I had a choice tonight: to watch “Black Robe” on Netflix or the Lebron James...

July 08, 2010

Because Living in Hope Beats Living in Fear

After thirty months, I have come to the end of the biggest writing project of...

July 07, 2010

Because I Cannot

On a wall in my house, hanging in a place where I pretty much have...

July 07, 2010

“Master of Beauty” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I love reading poetry and at one point in my life, wrote it constantly. I...

July 05, 2010

Cistercian Chants (Music for Mondays)

It was the summer of 2008. My wife and kids headed to California to visit...

July 02, 2010

Because Nothing Is Random

I'm nearly a half century old and launching a new career. After a working life...

July 01, 2010

YIMC Book Club “The Great Heresies” Chapter 3

Vienna, as we saw, was almost taken and only saved by the Christian army under...

July 01, 2010

Because of Community

Guest post by Meredith CummingsCommunity defines who we are, how we live and with whom...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

From Faber’s “Dedication” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

This should come as no surprise but I had never heard of Frederick William Faber...

June 28, 2010

In Praise of Simplicity (Music for Mondays)

It's summer time, the kids are out of school, and the days are long and...

June 27, 2010

For All the Saints, Cyril of Alexandria

Today we celebrate the feast day of Cyril of Alexandria, a Doctor of the Church....

June 24, 2010

YIMC Bookclub Meeting Notice!

Heads up Book-clubbers! I'm postponing the meeting until next Thursday for the next chapter of...

June 23, 2010

Because The Church Has Room for Everyone, Including Andy Warhol

Most of us who have heard of Andy Warhol think of him as the avant-garde...

June 23, 2010

Law And Grace (A Few Words For Wednesday)

I discovered a new Catholic poet yesterday and added a selection of his work to the...

June 22, 2010

Because Christ Keeps Calling To Me

This morning was one of those mornings. Nothing went well at home after the boys...

June 22, 2010

For Thoughts Such As This From St. John Climacus

Since I became a Catholic, I run into thoughts and words from the saints that...

June 21, 2010

Thanks to the Letters of St. Paulinus

I was so intrigued by researching the life of Saint Paulinus of Nola for his...

June 20, 2010

For All the Saints: Paulinus of Nola

St. Paulinus was born to an aristocratic Roman family in the fourth century after Christ...

June 20, 2010

Thoughts on the Gospel Reading for Today

Yesterday afternoon my family and I visited a parish community in a most unbeautiful place:...

June 15, 2010

Thanks to Dog Training Tips from the Monks of New Skete

On Memorial Day, I tried to sit on the front steps of my parish to...

June 14, 2010

Because God Loves Us More Than We Can Imagine

Sunday was bookmarked by two separate encounters with our 13-year-old son that left me awestruck...

June 12, 2010

Because Marriage is Supernatural

My husband Greg and I just returned from a 24-hour getaway to Cold Spring, New...

June 09, 2010

From “The Pearl” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Today is the feast day of St. Ephrem the Syrian, Deacon and Doctor of the...

May 2010

May 31, 2010

Because of the Liturgical Year

I've been a Catholic my whole life, and yet I always have more to understand...

May 28, 2010

For Your YIMC Friday Night at the Movies

It's the Friday before a long weekend here in the U.S.A. which means it's time...