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October 2011

October 18, 2011

Yes, I Know Jack.

Well, I don't actually know him, but I met him today. Who am I talking...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Thoughts (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I love this photograph of Fr. Abram J. Ryan. Maybe it's his hair, or perhaps...

September 17, 2011

A Modest Proposal: Treat Priests Like Officers, Not Like Corporate CEO’s

"Soldier, shut up and soldier!" That's one of my favorite lines from Robert Heinlein's novel...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

Yes, An Outdoor Mass Can Be Celebrated Properly

While much of the East Coast was being rained upon by a little nuisance named...

August 18, 2011

Thoughts on the Vicissitudes of Michael Voris & Co. UPDATED

Actually, I have none. Really. I mean stuff like this happens all the time to...

August 16, 2011

For Letters to Sons Like These by St. Stephen, King of Hungary

"My boy, at present you have the fun and I do the work; but your...

August 12, 2011

Recognizing Grace in a Manual Transmission

This past week, I've been on vacation. Actually, it's been a "stay-cation," with me working...

June 2011

June 17, 2011

Mr. John Corapi Goes. I Stay.

Hunter S. Thompson once remarked that, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."...

May 2011

May 09, 2011

Thanks to Tomás Luis de Victoria: Singer, Composer, Priest

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been sharing musical selections from contemporary culture that...

April 2011

April 28, 2011

To Train My Family to Pray, And Lead Them By Example

-Feast of St. Peter Chanel Joe Six-Pack, USMC here. Yesterday my family put into practice prayers...

March 2011

March 18, 2011

For Your Lenten Friday Night at The Movies II

As I have alluded to before, our 11-year-old son and a classmate are up to...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

For Cults of Personality, Not! (Or My Brush with Fr. Thomas Euteneuer)

—Feast of St. Aleaunie Late yesterday evening, after I asked for your prayers for...

January 04, 2011

Because These Catholic Chaplains Were Awarded the Medal of Honor

This photograph is for all of you who get really persnickety about the altar, vestments,...

June 2010

June 19, 2010

To Be a Catholic Father

My friend Neil presented the following talk at our men's group this morning. As a...