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February 2011

February 18, 2011

For All the Sacramentals, the Sign of the Cross

—Feast of St. Simon As a convert, when I was first considering becoming a Catholic,...

February 15, 2011

Because All of the Big Questions Have Been Answered

Feast of St. Claude la Colombière As I discover the Psalms anew, I am reminded of...

February 14, 2011

The 2011 Grammy’s and More (Music for Mondays)

—Feast of St. Valentine So the Grammy's were on last night. Just when I thought my...

February 12, 2011

Because He Changes Our Mourning into Dancing

These past few weeks have been difficult for reasons I am not at liberty to...

February 07, 2011

Salt and Light, and Vinyl Hits?! (Music for Mondays)

Feast of St. Mel I had a busy day at work today. Afterwards though, I...

February 05, 2011

To Share, and Share Alike (The Saturday Evening Blog Post)

Today I saw a blogging friend mention that it was time to contribute to blogger...

February 04, 2011

To Pull for the Pittsburgh Steelers (There’s Even a Catholic Reason, or Two)

Feast of St. Joseph of Leonissa My buddy Blaise Pascal has this to say about sports,Men...

February 02, 2011

Candlemas (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. On this day, Mary and...

February 01, 2011

Thoughts On Beauty from Sick Bay On A Tuesday

—Feast of St. Henry Morse, SJ Have you ever heard of François Villon? I never...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

Because the Beatitudes Illuminate our Upside-Down World

Christianity's Eight Beatitudes, or blessings, are a beautiful follow-up to the Ten Commandments. Christ's blessings...

January 29, 2011

To Pray for the People of Egypt

—Feast of St. Gildas the Wise Back when I was really young, and when...

January 28, 2011

Thanks to the Faith of the Woman Behind the Breakfast Counter

—Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas I woke up on the late side this morning and so...

January 28, 2011

Thanks To Everyone!

-Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Word has come to me that Eric Sammons has re-published his...

January 26, 2011

Thanks to Hundreds of Thousands Who Answered the Cries of the Christians in Iraq

Call it the email read 'round the world. In November, a friend of a friend,...

January 26, 2011

Because There Is No Statute Of Limitations On Truth

—Feast of Sts. Timothy and TitusYou may have missed this piece in the Washington Post...

January 25, 2011

For Faith In Action: The March For Life (Part I)

-Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Chapter I: Mission Impossible? Not When It's a...

January 24, 2011

One From the Road (Music for Mondays)

—Feast of St. Francis de Sales So my family and I are up in the Nation's...

January 21, 2011

Thanks to Pope John Paul II, For Helping Me Survive Ovarian Cancer

Guest Post by Dee Sparacio Dee lives New Jersey, where she blogs about how she...

January 18, 2011

Because What Might Look Like An Epic Fail Actually Isn’t

This morning was, in pop-culture parlance, an epic fail. It's hailing, sleeting and snowing here....

January 17, 2011

Because Life is So Much Fuller Than I Expect

Notes from Communion and Liberation's New York Encounter 2011 Did. Not. Expect. This! Did not...

January 16, 2011

Thanks For Our Priests

Notes from the Communion and Liberation New York Encounter 2011This morning I went to Mass....

January 16, 2011

Thanks To A Vibrant Church!

Notes from the Communion and Liberation New York Encounter 2011:Often, when I attend Mass at...

January 15, 2011

For Thoughts On Freedom Like These By Fulton Sheen

—Feast of St. Macarius the Great A little while ago, I shared a few of the...

January 14, 2011

Thanks to the New York Encounter, Probably

Back when I was newspapering, we would have called this kind of posting an advance....

January 12, 2011

Because We Still Are Opening Christmas Gifts

Today, being a school-cancellation day, I had the opportunity to attend Mass with two dear...

January 09, 2011

Because He is Emmanuel

—Feast of the Baptism of the Lord This afternoon my family will remove the lights...

January 03, 2011

A Question For Readers: Faced With Overhearing Racist Remarks, What Would You Do?

—Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Between Christmas and Epiphany, my family took a...

January 02, 2011

Thanks to Little Christmas

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as Little Christmas. My family and...

January 01, 2011

Because His Real Presence Cannot Be Destroyed

During a recent family tour of colleges in the Carolinas, it became clear that Duke...

December 2010

December 28, 2010

Because He Feeds His Lost Sheep

We tried. God knows we really tried. My family and I were driving south from...