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June 2011

June 14, 2011

Dateline Long Beach: Stolen Relic of St. Anthony of Padua?

Photo Credit:Fr. Brian DoranSounds like a case for G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown. AP reporter Raquel...

June 14, 2011

To Pray for the Christians of Egypt

Back in January, I asked you to pray for the people of Egypt. Remember those...

June 08, 2011

From the Treasure Chest: The Catholic Religion and Art

I've got this hobby of finding electronic versions of great books about the Catholic Faith....

June 05, 2011

Introducing Fr. Manuel de Zumaya, Composer-Priest (1678-1755)

I think I once heard someone famous claim that the Catholic Church could never produce...

June 02, 2011

For Guerilla Catechesis Like This By Stephen Colbert

Ok, so I don't get to watch television much. I'm not saying I never watch...

June 02, 2011

Dear YIMCatholic Readers…

-The Solemnity of the Ascension There is something about the month of June that...

June 01, 2011

For the Faith and Courage of St. Justin Martyr

It's the first day of a new month on the calendar. Summer breezes are blowing,...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

And So, Goodbye

I joined this blog more than a year ago at the kind invitation of its...

May 29, 2011

The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500: Feast Day for Gearheads-UPDATED

It's no secret that I'm a gearhead, unless you just stumbled in here today for...

May 28, 2011

For the Body of Christ, Not a Parish

My husband and I and our parish friends have waited months for the BIG DECISION....

May 28, 2011

For Vivaldi’s Gloria

Last night I had the supreme privilege and pleasure of hearing our eldest son play...

May 26, 2011

For All The Saints: St. Philip Neri

St. Philip Neripainted by Fr. Kevin Kelly-Feast of St. Philip Neri Did you know the...

May 26, 2011

Because the Saints Sustain Us; Which Ones Are Traveling With You?

My beautiful friend Ann Burt, who I first met on these pages, (and later in...

May 26, 2011

Because the Peace of Christ is Real

Guest post by Dwija BorobiaDwija Borobia, 30, her husband, and their four young children decided...

May 26, 2011

Summer Cometh…

Renoir's "The Beach at Purnic"Summer Comethby Lady LindsaySummer cometh,Wild bee hummeth, In the sedge the...

May 23, 2011

For “The Risk of Education”

The late Fr. Luigi Giussani, who founded the international Communion and Liberation movement, sometimes is...

May 22, 2011

Because I Don’t Work For You: Notes from the East Coast Fraternity Exercises 2011

Last night, the hundreds of us who gathered at a conference center in New Jersey...

May 21, 2011

For Reasons Like Missed Raptures

Father Dwight Longenecker hits my interest in this event right on the head,What interests me...

May 21, 2011

On Being a New Creature: Notes from the East Coast Fraternity Exercises 2011

About 10 last night, we celebrated Mass in a huge meeting room at the Hamilton...

May 20, 2011

Rapture + Zombie Apocalypse = Movies and Beer!

Here's the thing. Tomorrow is the Rapture, but as Tim LaHaye's scholarly exegesis proves (?!),...

May 19, 2011

For Faith in Action: East Coast Fraternity Exercises 2011

What a difference a year makes. Last May, the leader of our fledgling School of...

May 15, 2011

Thanks to Two New Witnesses

This morning at Mass, I had the unexpected privilege of seeing something that in nearly...

May 14, 2011

Thanks to “Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian”

"Be Different" isn't a Catholic book, isn't a Christian book, and isn't a spiritual book....

May 13, 2011

For Your Funny Friday Night at the Movies

Good news! Blogger has gotten over it's flu bug and Allison and I are able...

May 10, 2011

For Your Family Night at the Movies

Are you thinking about the weekend yet? Are you looking for something fun to do...

May 10, 2011

Because Mercy is Greater Than Justice

The afternoon of May 1 my husband and I experienced something mystical. It's taken me...

May 08, 2011

With Gratitude to Grammy

The strong scent of lilies yesterday afternoon transported me back to my childhood and Easter...

May 07, 2011

Gone Prayin’

Joe Six-Pack, USMC has been hot and heavy on the Catholic Blogger beaten zone for...

May 05, 2011

Because Catholics Can Dig Science

I enjoy stories like this one about experiments on Einstein's theories. Gravity Probe- B, launched...

May 03, 2011

Because Now That I’m Catholic, I Can’t Imagine Life Any Other Way

Guest Post by Sandy CroslowI've been attending Mass almost weekly for more than three years....