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July 2011

July 31, 2011

Because Family Has No Perfect Picture

There are neat people everywhere. Yes, you have them in your parish too. And they...

July 29, 2011

Because Irony Is God’s Way of Lightening Our Load (Friday Funnies)

Photo credit: Sameli Go ahead...I dare you not to crack a smile at these. Push all...

July 28, 2011

For the Coolest Blog That Added YIMCatholic to Their Blog Roll

I mean seriously, my hearts goes all soft and warm when I see stuff like...

July 25, 2011

Because We’re a Pilgrim People

My father was a wandering Aramean.Today is the Feast of St. James the Greater, brother...

July 23, 2011

For Thoughts On the Misery of Man

Here are a few words in prose from my gifted friend Blaise Pascal. They should...

July 22, 2011

For the Paradox of the Wide Road on the Narrow Path

Joe Six-Pack, USMC here with a few brief words on Why I Am Catholic. Actually,...

July 21, 2011

Quote of the Week

‎ There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been...

July 20, 2011

Explaining Death and Loss to a Young Child, A Poem By Gerard Manly Hopkins, SJ

When words fail, and our hearts are not still, what can we do?When tragedy strikes,...

July 16, 2011

To Renew My Inmost Being and Put on the New Man

Have you noticed how tough life is? It's hard enough to make it on your...

July 14, 2011

For Stuff My Abba Macarius Says About the Adversary

The following thoughts are from my patron, St. Macarius the Great.from Homily 26.Question. Does Satan...

July 13, 2011

An Old Feature Polished Up and Given It’s Own Page

-Feast of St. Henry I'm talking about the YIMCatholic Pandora Radio stations. Frankly, I had forgotten...

July 11, 2011

Because it is Only Rational That One Should Submit to Guidance

I've shared in this space thoughts on private interpretation of the scriptures before. Stuff from...

July 11, 2011

For Books By Dead Jesuits, Like The Catholic’s Ready Answer

Yesterday I published the Music for Mondays post early. Therein, I commented that Catholicism is...

July 09, 2011

For All the Charities: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Guest post by Warren Jewell. Warren is a long time reader of YIMCatholic and I...

July 07, 2011

Quote of the Week

In recollection, news and vain gossip have no appeal, nor do we like to hear...

July 05, 2011

You’ve Been Corapi Rolled. What Now?

So the Corapi bombshell that went off a few weeks back? It turns out that...

July 03, 2011

For Lines on Liberty Like These

Transfigurationby Raïssa MaritainWhen I have vanquished you,Oh my life, oh my death,When I am free...

July 01, 2011

We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident…

Frank likes to Rock! And I'm not alone. I'm on-board with Deacon Scott Dodge, see,...

July 01, 2011

A Thought For This Holiday Weekend

As he was dying, Abba Benjamin said to his sons: If you observe the following,...

June 2011

June 28, 2011

Social Networks and the Church

Is social media here to stay? Probably. Others, like Brandon Vogt, discuss this phenomenon at...

June 27, 2011

Mish Mash Rock (Music for Monday’s)

How's your upcoming week looking? I'm trying to keep calm. Here's how I don't want...

June 26, 2011

How Star Trek Should Have Ended

This is just absolutely AWESOME. Because Catholics can laugh (be careful you don't bust a...

June 23, 2011

For the Adoro Te Devote By St. Thomas Aquinas

-Solemnity of Corpus ChristiToday we celebrate the Body of Christ. St. Thomas Aquinas wrote a...

June 22, 2011

How to Handle a Bombshell (Because Catholics Can Laugh)

How I handled the Corapi bombshell. Don't try this at home folks. And please... make...

June 20, 2011

Cautionary Thoughts on Rebellion, Circa 1665

A few thoughts on the character of a rebel found in a new addition to...

June 20, 2011

Because It’s Not Nice To Fool With Mother Nature

Remember those wacky commercials for Chiffon Margarine back in the 1970's? Here's a clip to...

June 17, 2011

St. Anthony of Padua Relic Recovered!

Saints be praised, we can put this to bed! Raquel Maria Dillion of the AP...

June 16, 2011

To Pray for the Christians in the Middle East-UPDATED

Thanks to having low friends in high places, I can share this with you. You...

June 15, 2011

Because Good Friends Are Golden

A few days back, it was the Feast Day of St. Barnabas. You may or...

June 14, 2011

Didn’t Want To Be a Rand Buster™ But Then I Read Today’s Readings

So perhaps you think I've gone a little batty with this long march I've undertaken...