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March 2010

March 14, 2010

Because Catholics Really Can Take a Joke (Especially on Laetare Sunday)

Guest post by Allison Today, the fourth in Lent, our Church celebrates Laetare Sunday, or Refreshment...

March 13, 2010

Because God is the Only Hypothesis Necessary

In my work writing the history of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, I have...

March 13, 2010

An Anglican Asks: What About a Non-Catholic Spouse?

Last weekend, we posted a question from EPG, an Anglican reader of YIM Catholic. The...

March 12, 2010

Thanks to Christian Friends like Sue

Guest post by Allison In many ways, my friend Sue and I are as contrasting can...

March 12, 2010

God Takes Care of Little Ones with Guardian Angels

Over the past day, we've had a crisis in our home, a crisis of epic...

March 10, 2010

Because You Can See Christ in Anyone

Anna Deveare Smith is an extraordinary actress, teacher, woman. Katie and I had an opportunity...

March 06, 2010

To Support Catholic Artisans and Orders

Guest Post by Allison One of our great joys as parents is to celebrate our sons'...

March 06, 2010

Thanks to 100,000 Visitors, and A Question for You

How does a blog go from a black hole in cyberspace to 100,000 visitors in...

March 05, 2010

Because Time Passes

Guest post by Allison For the past few weeks, as the snow fell relentlessly in our...

March 04, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Mere Christianity,” Week 7

This week we read Book 4, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.If you’re looking...

March 04, 2010

Thanks to the Quakers

Guest post by AllisonMy husband and I spent the past five years connected with peaceful,...

March 02, 2010

Quick Question: How Do You Teach the Beatitudes to 4th-Graders?

I need your help. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 pm, I begin teaching the Beatitudes to...

March 02, 2010

Thanks to Danielle Rose

Guest post by Allison A few weeks ago, my friend Andy introduced me to Guido D’Arezzo,...

March 01, 2010

Because of CL and BXVI

To follow up on my post about Mass with Cardinal Seán O’Malley at the Cathedral...

March 01, 2010

Because You Don’t Have to be a Young Earth Creationist to Believe in Salvation History

There’s a wonderful settling-in process that occurs when you convert to the Catholic Church. For...

March 01, 2010

Thanks to Sorta Religious Rock ’n Roll (Music for Mondays)

A couple of male bloggers have to have some fun, even during Lent, right? And...

February 2010

February 28, 2010

Because Love Comes from God, Not from Me

When I was an child, I loved as child. Now that I am a man,...

February 28, 2010

Because This Time the Joke’s on St. Peter

I just had to share this joke from reader Cathyf. Woke up, found it in...

February 27, 2010

For All the Saints: Teresa of Avila

On the trail of St. Joseph, because he is my patron and because his feast...

February 27, 2010

Because Parish Life Isn’t Easy

Guest post by Allison My husband and I, both cradle Catholics, grew up in households where...

February 27, 2010

Dateline Beverly: Blogger Issues Mea Culpa!

It’s sometimes your most clever posts that get you in trouble. First there was Popeye,...

February 26, 2010

A Question of Order

TGIF! Time for us laymen and women to indulge in fantasy! Let’s say you were...

February 26, 2010

Because of His Cross

Guest post by Warren Jewell I don’t know about you, but if a bunch of...

February 25, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Mere Christianity,” Week 6

This week we finished up Book III, Chapters 9-12.I've really been enjoying what CS Lewis...

February 25, 2010

Because of Maria Esperanza Medrano Bianchini, Servant of God

Guest post by Allison A woman with roses that grow out of her chest. Who carries...

February 25, 2010

Special Thanks to Father Mario

What’s the difference between a Carmelite and a caramelite? One is devoted to prayer, the...

February 24, 2010

For Another Lenten Hymn and Thanks to Our Readers Too

One of the neat side-effects of this blog is that many of our readers share the...

February 24, 2010

Because of Joan of Arc, Again

I don’t know what it is with female saints, but they get to me, Joan...

February 23, 2010

Because the Holy Water is Back

Guest post by Ellen Hutchinson I bounded up the steps into the church last Friday. (Okay,...

February 23, 2010

Through the Grace of Ecclesial Movements

I heard a remarkable statistic last night. I can’t back it up; I heard it...