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October 23, 2009

Because I Can’t Do It Alone

I have been talking with a dear friend who is in conflict about something. Like...

October 22, 2009

Because Some Words Make My Heart Vibrate

I often lie awake in the small hours of the night. It’s a soon-to-be-old-man thing....

October 20, 2009

Thanks to Good People Like Father Danielsen

I received an e-mail last evening from a priest living in a foreign country whom...

October 19, 2009

Thanks to Fragments of Christian Culture That Always Stayed with Me

From age 15 to my mid-50s, I rarely attended church, and still I'm pretty sure...

October 19, 2009

Because of Mary, and Ammie

Back on September 8th, we celebrated the Birthday of Mary. It is not possible to...

October 18, 2009

For All the Saints: Isaac Jogues

My father tried his best to make a man of me, playing tackle football with...

October 18, 2009

For This Gift

Men's group was unusual yesterday morning. There were only eight of us present, but after...

October 18, 2009

For All the Saints: Justus of Beauvais

Since today is Sunday, we are unlikely to hear much about St. Luke, whose feast...

October 16, 2009

Because of My First Rosary, At Lourdes, Thanks to Cesareo

I said my first rosary 35 years before I owned a rosary. It was at...

October 16, 2009

Because of Joan of Arcadia V

When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with two things: death and popularity. This...

October 15, 2009

For My Friend Who Has Fallen Away from the Church

I have a friend, a powerful, brilliant man who has accomplished far more than I....

October 14, 2009

Because of Our History (Guest Post)

A guest post arrives today from Renetta Burlage, an author and publisher from Iowa. Renetta's...

October 14, 2009

Because Eleven O’Clock Always Comes

As Elizabeth wrote beautifully yesterday, it is amazing how often the liturgy speaks directly to...

October 13, 2009

Because of Katie

In honor of our 25th wedding anniversary today and especially in honor of Katie, the...

October 13, 2009

Survey #2: Because of What Hymn?

As I've written previously, Saturday morning men's group can be a trial, especially when we...

October 12, 2009

Because of A Call to Silence

On the last page of his memoir, my father wrote, “There have been times in...

October 12, 2009

Because God Holds Me By the Hand

Reading the Office this morning, I was reminded of a formative influence in my life:...

October 11, 2009

Because All You Need is Love . . . Not

Watching the Red Sox try to hang on in their series against the Angels, I...

October 11, 2009

Because I Ate But Was Not Satisfied

“What's Haggai to me, or me to Haggai?” or so I thought until this morning,...

October 09, 2009

Because of “Joan of Arcadia” IV

Joan of Arc dwelt in obscurity in a tiny French village for her first 17...

October 08, 2009

Thanks to Father Barnes III

My friend Julie read my post about marriage this morning and forwarded me an article...

October 08, 2009

Because the Catholic Position on Marriage is the Only One that Ever Made Sense to Me

When I was 13 and Dad sat me down for Birds and Bees: The Advanced...

October 07, 2009

Because I Am Happier Than Ever

As soon as I had published my post summarizing my first seven weeks of Catholic...

October 06, 2009

Because I Feel What Chesterton Described

One of the joys of this blog is hearing from fellow Catholics across the U.S....

October 06, 2009

Because It’s OK for Catholics to Laugh II

I saw Stephen Colbert's latest interview with Richard Dawkins last night and concluded that Reese's...

October 05, 2009

For His Love Endures Forever (Psalm 136b)

Seven weeks ago today, I published my first post. Recalling the reasons that one is...

October 05, 2009

Thanks to Father Barnes II

A quick post to pass along something Father Barnes sent out this morning. If you...

October 04, 2009

Because of Bono and Me

I once could hear and then was deaf and now can hear again. I'm not...

October 02, 2009

Because of “Joan of Arcadia” III

You know how God used to speak to a teenage girl on the TV show...

October 01, 2009

Survey #1: The Results are In!

For the first few hours after my post hit the Web, there were no answers...