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February 2010

February 09, 2010

Because of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (#357)

Guest Post by Allison SalernoFor two years now, I’ve been teaching writing Wednesday mornings at...

February 08, 2010

Because of Who We Think We Are (Music for Mondays)

Would you believe the Blues Brothers? Because we are on a mission. Hot on the case....

February 08, 2010

Because It’s OK for Catholics to Have Fun, and Even Place a Friendly Bet

Until I became a Catholic I never went to a Super Bowl party. Last night,...

February 07, 2010

To Get Back to Basics

After a week wandering in the wilderness, I find it’s Sunday again. What a miracle!...

February 06, 2010

Because God is Not a Television

It’s one of those mornings when God seems to be speaking directly to me. Maybe...

February 06, 2010

Thanks to Sister Wendy On Prayer

I’ve never really had trouble praying. When I was growing up, my mother taught me...

February 05, 2010

For Minor Miracles (c)

Blogging can be a lonely business, especially when it gets personal. Anyone with wit and...

February 05, 2010

Because the Devil Is Real

Guest post by Allison Salerno Have you ever felt the presence of raw evil? Just...

February 05, 2010

Thanks to Seal Because Sometimes . . .

CrazyIn a church by the faceHe talks about the people going underOnly child know...A man...

February 04, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Mere Christianity” Week 3

This week we read Book II, Chapters 3, 4, and 5 and Book III, chapter...

February 03, 2010

Because of the Carmelite Chapel at the Northshore Mall, and Ruthie, Of Course

I never met my mother-in-law, Ruthie McNiff, but I feel a new kinship with her...

February 03, 2010

Because of the Daughters of St. Paul

Guest post by Allison Salerno Nestled between the Pacific Bronze Tanning Salon and the Muscle...

February 02, 2010

Because of Candlemas

Guest post by Allison SalernoThis morning I went to Mass, inspired not so much by...

February 02, 2010

To Be More, Not Rich

Frank reminded me of some good advice from Elizabeth Scalia, The Anchoress. When as a...

February 02, 2010

Take Over, Merlin!

How you know you’ve been married twenty-five years: She drives you crazy when she’s there;...

February 01, 2010

For the Soul of David Foster Wallace II

Since posting about my favorite writer of fiction, the author of Infinite Jest, I myself...

February 01, 2010

For Friendship

Nothing confirms my conversion more loudly than this: I have never had such friends. It’s...

February 01, 2010

While My Guitar Loudly Prays (Music for Mondays)

Sometimes a couple of guys just have to let their hair down, even if they...

January 2010

January 31, 2010

To Be Some Day Like Frank G.

My fellow parishioner Frank G.’s daughter died yesterday. I learned about it this morning, just...

January 30, 2010

A Question About the Laity, Thanks to EPG

We’re becoming awfully bookish here at YIM Catholic: CS Lewis, JD Salinger, DF Wallace. Let’s...

January 30, 2010

For the Soul of David Foster Wallace

The death of JD Salinger on Thursday and a comment from a reader on Friday...

January 30, 2010

YIM Catholic Book Club — Update

Frank has started a good discussion about C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity, our current book...

January 28, 2010

For the Spiritual Life of Children

One of my sisters’ children saw an angel in his backyard a dozen years ago,...

January 28, 2010

Because of the Communion of Saints

Guest post by Allison Salerno My 13-year-old mistook me for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner. When I...

January 28, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Mere Christianity,” Week 2

It is week number two, club members, and time for some mere discussion on Mere...

January 28, 2010

For Cathy’s Grandmother

This blog is blessed with some thoughtful and articulate commenters. There are times when I...

January 27, 2010

For Minor Miracles III (b)

Blogging about why I’m blogging is a bit like watching myself watch myself in the...

January 27, 2010

Because of a Priest or Not — Revisited

A comment from Mujerlatina has stirred the YIMC pot the past couple of days. Courageously,...

January 27, 2010

For Prayers Such As This

As the disciples asked Our Lord, “teach us to pray,” so we ask as well....

January 27, 2010

For All the Saints: Angela Merici, Virgin

As husband and father, I sometimes find the notion of virginity perplexing—impressive in its total...