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January 2010

January 12, 2010

Because of the Preparation

Posted by Webster My preparation for the Catholic Church took 56 years, Frank’s something more...

January 11, 2010

Because Marriage is the Model

Posted by Webster Have you ever wondered about the idea of Christ being “married” to His...

January 11, 2010

Because It’s OK for Catholics to Praise, Sing, Dance, and Laugh (Music for Mondays)

Posted by Webster Frank had the conn this weekend (I was in Vermont with Katie), and...

January 09, 2010

Comments of the Week – Avast there, Skipper!

Posted by Frank No, it is not mutinous to correct your superior officer when they...

January 09, 2010

Because of the Good News XII

Posted by Webster Other Catholic blogs feature politics. Frank and I agree that we want...

January 09, 2010

Comments of the Week

Posted by Webster No post this week drew more comments than the one on “Brother Sun,...

January 07, 2010

Because of the Liturgy

Posted by Webster I do not think we Catholics can meditate too much on the words...

January 07, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Orthodoxy,” Chapter 8

We have just one more chapter, one more week left on GK Chesterton’s Orthodoxy, and...

January 06, 2010

For Fourth-Graders Learning the Ten Commandments

Posted by Webster I was nervous returning to my fourth-grade religious ed class this afternoon...

January 06, 2010

Thanks to Our Ace

Posted by Webster A priest is like a pitcher: without him, no ball game. No priest,...

January 06, 2010

Thanks to CL

Posted by Webster There are many beautiful aspects to Communion & Liberation, a movement founded...

January 05, 2010

YIMC Book Club — The Nominations are In

We have received some excellent suggestions for the next book in the YIM Catholic Book...

January 05, 2010

For the Journey Home

Posted by Webster Every time I watch “The Journey Home” on EWTN, I learn more...

January 04, 2010

Because We’re All on the Same Train (Music for Mondays)

Posted by Webster I had the honor of serving at my second funeral this morning. As...

January 04, 2010

Comments of the Week

We’ve been having fun discussing GK Chesterton’s Orthodoxy in the YIM Catholic Book Club. (And...

January 03, 2010

To Await the Second Coming — Addendum

Posted by Webster How often does it happen to you that you’re thinking of a spiritual...

January 03, 2010

YIMC Book Club — What’s Next?

We have two chapters left in Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton, and Webster will post on...

January 03, 2010

To Await the Second Coming

Posted by Webster When I was a child, I worried about the day the sun burns...

January 02, 2010

Because of the Good News XI

Posted by Webster In his homily for New Year’s Day, the octave day of Christmas, Father...

January 02, 2010

Survey #4: Because of What Music?

Posted by Webster Recently, I wrote a piece on Pandora Radio, a Web service that allows...

January 02, 2010

For All the Saints: Basil and Gregory

Posted by Webster As I head to our first men’s group of 2010, I come across...

January 01, 2010

YIMC Book Club, “Orthodoxy,” Chapter 7

Posted by Webster This is my favorite chapter in the book, partly because it highlights two...

December 2009

December 31, 2009

Thanks to Pandora Radio

Posted by Webster One of my favorite discoveries of 2009 is Pandora Radio. It’s a Web...

December 31, 2009

Because of These Predictions for 2010 . . . Not!

Posted by Webster Ohhhhh-kaaaay. It’s the end of the year and bloggers are making predictions for...

December 30, 2009

Because of “Scenes from a Parish”

Posted by Webster I am always proud to be a Catholic, occasionally proud to be from...

December 30, 2009

For Thirteen Angels

Posted by Webster I was received into the Church in March 2008, so tomorrow I...

December 29, 2009

Because Popeye is Catholic

Posted by Webster Earlier I wrote that Catholicism is a full-time job, compared with the Protestant...

December 29, 2009

Because Being a Catholic is Full-Time Work

Posted by Webster The Octave of Christmas, celebrating the birth of Our Lord over eight...

December 29, 2009

Because My Pope Said This

Posted by Webster I wish more people would read Pope Benedict’s interviews, talks, writings. Even the...

December 28, 2009

Because of a Baby, a Cross, and What Happened in Between

Posted by Webster Since July 2008, our parish has offered Eucharistic Adoration sixty hours a week....