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May 2016

May 15, 2016

5 Ways Of Worshiping God (By A Saint Who Was A Dhimmi)

I've been reading some of the selections on the YIMCatholic Bookshelf. As it turns out,...

May 14, 2016

Because the Church was Catholic at Pentecost

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this message brought to you by The Church...

May 06, 2016

The Only Race I’m Interested In This Year Isn’t Decided In November

And I'm not sorry to say that. Far from it. The horse I'm backing is...

August 2015

August 13, 2015

Because The Church Is Our Pillar Of Fire

For Christmas, we were given one of those little inspirational calendars. You know the kind....

July 2015

July 15, 2015

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up...

July 14, 2015

Confused About The HHS Mandate And Bullying The Little Sisters Of The Poor?

Join the club.Evidently there isn't enough important stuff happening in the world these days,...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

The #1 Reason the Catholic Church Won’t Support Same-Sex Marriage…

It's quite simple, actually. Oh, you won't see the reason talked about by folks using...

June 27, 2015

Because Jesus Said Plenty About Marriage, and Other Inconvenient Stuff Too…UPDATED

Hey y'all. Didn't you know that Jesus didn't say nothin about homosexuality in the Bible?...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

The Truth About Blogging (And Blog Readers)…

That's one of the observations Thomas L. McDonald had regarding blogging. F’rinstance, CARA would have...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Because Vincent de Paul Was Once A Muslim’s Slave

Life got you down? Things perhaps haven't turned out as you planned? Do you think...

April 06, 2015

For the Pause That Refreshes: Thoughts of the Desert Fathers on Living In Harmony

A while back, I shared some brief thoughts on God by St. Augustine and...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

In Nazareth, This Is Where The Annunciation Took Place…

I was blessed to visit where the Annunciation took place. I figured that I should...

March 17, 2015

G.K. Chesterton Splashes Into The Pages Of “The Atlantic”

Remember that time when Chesterton showed up in Breitbart? This is even better than...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

For The Prayers Of St. Gregory Of Narek (A Few Words For Wednesday) UPDATED

A few days ago, Pope Francis declared St. Gregory of Narek our newest Doctor of...

February 24, 2015

To Break My Fast From Being Merciful

I came across some wise words of a Doctor of the Church I had never...

February 05, 2015

Why I Am Catholic (The Short Version)

To become whole, and to live fully. As St. John writes, “In Him was life:...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Because Of The Sacraments (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I just ran across these thoughts by Reverend Jesse Brett over at my favorite electronic...

January 06, 2015

Because Thomas Merton Gave Lectures Like This On Love

Of the theological virtues Faith, Hope, and Love, St. Paul writes that the greatest of...

January 03, 2015

Because “And You Shall Name Him יהושע”

Remember chanting the antiphon "O Adonai" a few weeks ago? We translate Adonai as LORD, which...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

For Evelyn Waugh’s Prayer of a Convert

Psst...I finished reading Evelyn Waugh's novel Helena . I think it is fantastic and I...

December 10, 2014

What I Saw In Bethlehem Yesterday (A Photo Essay)

I'll be honest with you and tell you that yesterday was a very emotional day....

December 01, 2014

For Prayers Such As These For Advent

Before I became a Catholic, I had no idea what Advent meant. It was just...

November 2014

November 11, 2014

A Few Thoughts On Veteran’s Day

It's the feast of St. Martin of Tours, and since he was a soldier...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Because Joseph of Cupertino Could Fly

—Feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino A few years ago, the world was held in...

August 2014

August 04, 2014

Because I Don’t Deserve The Graces That Have Been Bestowed Upon Me, Including Folks Reading This Blog

You'll probably want to stop checking in on my blog now, seeing as I don't...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

A Poem on St. John the Baptist’s Day

Happy Birthday to St. John the Baptist! Here is a little poem I found...

June 15, 2014

The Quest For The Origins Of The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

What is the deal with celebrating Trinity Sunday? After all, isn't every Mass a celebration...

June 09, 2014

“On Reproof,” A Poem By St. Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, and Doctor of the Church

I came upon these lines while researching St. Ephrem the Syrian, the Deacon, and Doctor...

June 01, 2014

St. John of the Cross On What Ails The Catholic Blog-O-Sphere

Last week was a pretty embarrassing one in the parish of St. Blogs. It was...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

For Your Saintly Quote of the Week

“The times are never so bad that a good man cannot live in them.”...