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January 2010

January 26, 2010

Because It’s OK for Catholics to Laugh III

This past weekend my wife and I took in a show, ’Til Death Do Us...

January 26, 2010

Thanks Only to the Priesthood

I heard something chilling today. In the Archdiocese of Boston, there are roughly 250 parishes,...

January 26, 2010

Because of Truth in Advertising

I once entertained the idea that I would prove Catholicism wrong. I would convince my...

January 26, 2010

For Minor Miracles III (a)

It’s time for me to write about this blog and how it started and how...

January 25, 2010

Because of a Priest . . . or Not

A regular reader of YIM Catholic goes by the handle of Mujerlatina. Today she sent...

January 25, 2010

Though I Wasn’t Knocked Off My Horse

I used to think it would be just like St. Paul, my life changing once...

January 24, 2010

For the Love of St. Joseph I

March 19, 2008, was a decisive day for me. Easter Vigil was three days away,...

January 24, 2010

Because of the Latin Mass . . . or Not

Our poll results are in, and interesting. If the Latin Mass were available, 23 percent...

January 24, 2010

Because the Church is Rock and Sand

Here is a meditation written by Pope Benedict when he was only a priest, in...

January 23, 2010

Because of a Call . . . or Not

Yesterday’s post—a question really about why you have converted, fallen away from the Church, reverted,...

January 22, 2010

A Question from the Banks of the Tiber

I have a hypothesis about this blog, and frankly I’m not sure whether Frank agrees....

January 21, 2010

Because If You Were Going to Build an Ideal Pope from Scratch, He Might Look Like This

In Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton uses a striking strategy to back the Christian claim. He defines,...

January 20, 2010

YIMC Book Club Notice

Posted by Frank Errata alert and mea culpa! One of our readers alerted me to...

January 20, 2010

Because Hope is There, but Not Where We Look

After the votes were counted last night and after I was asleep, my iPhone received...

January 19, 2010

Thanks to Father Mario and His Thoughts on the Liturgy

Posted by Webster I got quite a surprise tonight—and a renewed sense of responsibility—when Ferde, James,...

January 19, 2010

Comments, a Question, and a Poll

Posted by Webster My most recent post about the liturgy came back to mind this...

January 18, 2010

Thanks to CL, and Its Witness to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Posted by Webster I’m not sure why I have hesitated to write about Communion and Liberation...

January 18, 2010

For Our Brothers and Sisters in Haiti on Martin Luther King Day (Music for Mondays)

Posted by Webster Later today I will be posting at some length about “New York Encounter...

January 17, 2010

Because of Thoughts Like These from St. Athanasius

I promised St. Athanasius (297–373 AD) to our readers tomorrow, but it turns out that,...

January 17, 2010

Because I Believe a Saint is a Saint

Posted by Webster An op-ed piece in this morning’s New York Times reminds me of...

January 17, 2010

Because of the Liturgy II

Posted by Webster I went to Mass this morning after a couple of days away...

January 16, 2010

Because of the Good News XIII

Posted by Webster Given the week just ended—when the devastation in Haiti has been in all...

January 14, 2010

Thanks to Mr. Papes

Guest post by Allison Salerno As a child, I went to Mass every Sunday with my...

January 14, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Orthodoxy,” Chapter 9

Posted by Webster With this post and the comments that follow, we say good-bye to our...

January 14, 2010

To Defend My Faith

Posted by Webster I learned from my Popeye post that taking the fight to Protestants,...

January 14, 2010

To Teach Fourth-Graders the Fourth Commandment

Posted by Webster My religious ed class was more unruly than ever yesterday afternoon; every minute...

January 13, 2010

Thanks to Tuesdays with Joan

Posted by Webster Before Christmas 2008, my friend and RCIA sponsor Joan of Beverly was diagnosed...

January 13, 2010

YIMC Book Club — It’s the Anglican by a Nose!

Posted by Webster The polls closed at 3 a.m.! How did that happen, you may ask,...

January 12, 2010

Because I Can Identify with My Pope

Posted by Webster If you’ve ever lost a parent, as I have, you have to read...

January 12, 2010

YIMC Book Club Vote — Down to the Wire!

Posted by Webster There are less than twelve hours left in our vote for the...