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April 2011

April 21, 2011

Because Christ Waits Patiently

I saw this posted yesterday somewhere: "Forget Christmas or Easter. Independence Day is the...

March 2011

March 23, 2011

For 10 Things To Do While Fr. Corapi is on Leave

Joe Six-Pack, USMC here, also known as “the Worst Consumer of Catholic Media on the...

January 2011

January 27, 2011

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

Chapter 3: The Youth Mass for Life. When the idea to come to the March...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

For New Years Resolutions Like This: Choose A Patron Saint for 2011

Earlier today I mentioned that I was dipping into the Communion of Saints for inspiration....

November 2010

November 10, 2010

To Pray for the Christians of Iraq

Post by Allison Salerno,I drive New Jersey highways to work each morning, one uninspiring state...

November 06, 2010

For Thoughts Like These from François Nepveu, S.J.

—Feast of All Saints of Africa I love discovering devotional works that bring the Catholic perspective...

November 02, 2010

Because Kenelm Henry Digby Could Write Such A Poem

Are you interested in Christian chivalry? You could do worse than read the works of...

November 02, 2010

For Purgatory, Thank Heavens

—Feast of All Souls When I was straddling the fence on whether or not I...

October 2010

October 27, 2010

Rerum Creator optime (A Few Words For Wednesday)

—Feast of St. Frumentius From todays Office of Readings, this hymn attributed to Pope St. Gregory...

October 13, 2010

Ave Maris Stella, A Poem and a Prayer

The poem below was written by a Scot by the name of John Leyden (1775...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

A Poem And A Prayer on Michaelmas

Today is the Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels, also known as Michaelmas. I...

September 20, 2010

To Pray for the Flood Victims in Pakistan

Feast of Saints EustachiusIt's still raining in Pakistan. At the end of July, some of...

September 01, 2010

For Peace While Suffering (A Few Words for Wednesday)

From this mornings Office of Readings in the LOTH, there is the following Psalm of...

August 2010

August 21, 2010

For the Love of St. Joan of Arc: A Novena (Day 2)

Centuries ago, the unlikely transformation of an illiterate peasant girl into a brave military leader...

August 16, 2010

Thanks to Pink Floyd (Music for Mondays)

I'm warning you early—this edition of MfM will eat up your entire lunch hour. And...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

One Hit Wonders (Music for Monday’s)

I stumbled across the idea for this post when I was praying the LOTH today...

June 09, 2010

From “The Pearl” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Today is the feast day of St. Ephrem the Syrian, Deacon and Doctor of the...

May 2010

May 31, 2010

To Remember the Fallen

This is a special Memorial Day edition of the YIM Catholic Community Prayer Intentions List....

May 27, 2010

Because Immanuel Is His Name

The other day I wrote a post about how small an amount of time I...

May 26, 2010

Song of the Mystic (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I know of Father Abram J. Ryan (1838-1886) because he was once the pastor of the...

May 25, 2010

Because 0.89% of My Time is Not Enough

Sometimes it's dangerous putting a calculator into my hands. I can come up with some...

May 17, 2010

The Silver-Bullet Selection (Music for Monday)

Over the past seven days Allison, Webster, and I have been delivering the goods for...

April 2010

April 11, 2010

For Thoughts Like These on Divine Mercy Sunday

It is the first Sunday after Easter, now known as Divine Mercy Sunday. For the...

March 2010

March 16, 2010

For Timely Passages Like These from the LOTH for Today

Its been a while since I did a post on the LOTH, our acronym for...

February 2010

February 07, 2010

Because Blake Could Paint Such A Portrait With Words

I'm sure you recognize the Divine Mercy image. Seen in a vision by Sister Faustina...

January 2010

January 29, 2010

Because of J. D. Salinger, Unlikely as It Seems

J.D. Salinger died yesterday at the age of 91 and, full disclosure, I’ve never read...

January 25, 2010

Because I Yearn (Music for Mondays)

As each week goes by, I accumulate clips of music to post on Mondays. I...

January 10, 2010

Because of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

I wrote earlier of my thanks for practical instruction on living the Christian life from...

January 07, 2010

Because the Church Needs a Few Good Men (and Women)

Posted by Frank Yesterday, as I writing Part 6 in the series on my conversion,...

January 03, 2010

Because of Practical Instruction Like This

Posted by FrankYesterday, Webster posted this note about the close friendship of Saints Basil and...