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December 28, 2009

Because of the Relics of St. Thérèse II

Anonymous guest post (Yesterday’s guest post by Su Yam about venerating the relics of St....

December 28, 2009

Because the Reasons are Beyond Counting

Since August, we have come up with nearly 200 reasons for being Catholic. It should...

December 27, 2009

Because of the Relics of St. Thérèse

Guest post by Su Yam (In the early autumn of 2009, we Americans read British reports...

December 27, 2009

Comment of the Week

We have a great group of readers at YIM Catholic, many of whom have been...

December 27, 2009

Because My Pope Said This

Posted by Webster On the Feast of the Holy Family, here is what Pope Benedict recalled...

December 27, 2009

Because of the Good News X

Posted by Webster In October, I called a temporary halt to these weekly good-news summaries. But...

December 26, 2009

Because of Priests Young and Old

Posted by Webster As Frank wrote here and here, Mass is Mass, wherever you go....

December 24, 2009

YIMC Book Club, “Orthodoxy,” Chapter 6

Guest post by EPG (With Webster on vacation, one of our more dedicated YIMCBC members...

December 23, 2009

A Question Going Out the Door

Posted by Webster No recent post has received more comments than one titled “Because Catholic...

December 22, 2009

Because of My Own Magnificat

Posted by Webster The Canticle of Mary, the Magnificat, was still echoing in my mind...

December 21, 2009

Thanks to Michael O’Brien, for this Advent Gift

Posted by Webster I am the world’s slowest reader. I love long novels. Go figure. The...

December 21, 2009

For Rosa, Who Loved Jesus So Much She Had to Leave His Church

Posted by Webster Living where I do, outside Boston, I am surrounded by Catholics. Being...

December 20, 2009

Thanks to Catholic Roundup!

Posted by Webster Sean McGaughey over at Catholic Roundup did something very nice for YIM Catholic...

December 20, 2009

Because of the Day I Finally Met Our Mother

Posted by Webster A snowstorm in New England brings out shovels, not Catholics. After an all-night...

December 19, 2009

Thanks to Mike, A Mostly Humble Guy

Posted by WebsterBeing a Catholic is way too much fun for one man. Last night,...

December 19, 2009

Because of the Diamond in the Middle of the Road

Posted by Webster I went to a Christmas party last night and spent the first hour...

December 18, 2009

Thanks to Chesterton, Who Showed That You Can Combine Knight and Day

Posted by Webster Recently, this blog spurred a genteel debate on the Church’s “just war” doctrine...

December 18, 2009

Because Catholic Men Are Just That

Posted by Webster As the only male in a household of women, I can say honestly...

December 17, 2009

YIMC Book Club, “Orthodoxy,” Chapter 5

Posted by Webster Here is where G. K. Chesterton sank his teeth into me. By the...

December 17, 2009

YIM Catholic Book Club – Meeting Reminder

Tonight we will be reading and discussing the fifth chapter of G. K. Chesterton’s short...

December 16, 2009

Thanks to Ferde, Once Again

Posted by Webster “Have you ever taught CCD?” I asked Ferde one day, before teaching my...

December 16, 2009

Thanks to Sam Elliot . . . Not

Posted by Webster Ordinarily I bow to any article that gets top-headline treatment at New...

December 15, 2009

Because of “Such a Friend”

Posted by Webster When in September I wrote a post about Ferde, my big brother in...

December 15, 2009

For All the Saints: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier

Posted by Webster Sometimes you read about a saint for the first time and you...

December 14, 2009

Thanks to Pope John Paul I

Posted by Webster I know what was going on in my life in September and October...

December 14, 2009

Because I Want to Stay Plugged In

Posted by Webster My friend who has fallen away from the Church was making light...

December 13, 2009

Because I’ll Take Gaudi Over American Gothic Any Day

Posted by Webster Saturday night, Katie and I saw an exhibit at the Cape Ann Historical...

December 12, 2009

Because of Joan of Arcadia VIII

Posted by Webster I've fallen behind in my series of posts on the TV series that...

December 12, 2009

For Love of the Baby Jesus

Posted by Webster Last night Katie and I took our friend Joan to see a...

December 11, 2009

For All the Saints: Blessed Arthur Bell

Posted by Webster I love reading the list of saints each day. Most of the names...