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March 2012

March 19, 2012

A Letter to Saint Joseph

Dear St. Joseph: It's your feast day in the Church today, and even if you...

March 18, 2012

From Slave to Bishop, Everything You Wanted to Know About St. Patrick, And More

I love reading about the lives of the saints. Especially from the old books like...

March 16, 2012

For Your Lenten Friday Night At the Movies, III

One of the things I enjoy about sharing movies with you during Lent is...seeing movies...

March 06, 2012

Not Sure If Donating to Making “All That Remains” is a Good Idea?

I can understand where you're coming from. You've been burned before. Or more likely, you've...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

An “All That Remains” Praise Report

Fresh off spending an evening at the Oscars with family and long-distance friends (thanks to...

February 18, 2012

Why We Should Follow Our Bishops Now And Lead Them Too

But we also have to lead them by example. Sheep leading the shepherds? Bear with...

February 13, 2012

A Message to the Administration from the Communion of Saints on the HHS Mandate

What the Obama Administration doesn't seem to understand is a truth that needs only to...

February 04, 2012

The Cinematic Good vs. Evil Matrix and a Message from Mission Control UPDATED

Above, in poster form, are thoughts that flashed though my mind as the solid propellant...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Thanks For Donating to Help Make “All That Remains”

Just a quick note at the beginning of the day to say thanks to everyone...

January 27, 2012

Because the YOUCAT Helps My Children and Me

You may have missed the fracus a few years back when I killed Santa Claus,...

January 11, 2012

Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Think I’m Religious. I Am Spiritual” UPDATED

On the heels of the faith affirming appearance of Mark Walhlberg on yesterday's CBS This...

January 06, 2012

Happy Birthday to St. Joan of Arc

600 hundred years ago, the Maid of Orleans was born. True, her Feast Day is...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

To Cultivate the Desert in this Jungle of Words

Words can be tricky things. Words spoken. Words written. Words thought of. Words acted upon....

December 14, 2011

For All the Saints: John of the Cross

Today is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church....

December 11, 2011

Because the Saints are “Hard Corps”

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action at the Risk of Life, Above and Beyond...

December 07, 2011

Because St. Ambrose Could Write Such A Hymn

Today is the Feast day commemorating Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and one of the...

December 05, 2011

Because St. Barbara is the Patron Saint of Artillery

Yes, yesterday was Sunday but you know what else it was? It was the Feast...

November 2011

November 22, 2011

Joan of Arc, Joan Jett and More

I skipped Music for Mondays yesterday. So in this holiday shortened week I've got some...

November 14, 2011

In Praise of Joan of Arc (Music for Mondays)

The other day, during my commute home from work, I heard a catchy tune that...

November 11, 2011

“Martin of Tours” a Poem by Charles L. O’Donnell, C.S.C.

—Feast of St. Martin of Tours On this feast day of St. Martin of Tours,...

November 11, 2011

All the Elevens and a Full Moon Too?

11:11 on 11/11/11?! And the Full Moon is tonight too? "Release the Kraken!" Heh. And...

October 2011

October 25, 2011

For All the Saints: Crispin and Crispinian UPDATED

It's St. Crispin's Day. Before I was a Catholic, I wouldn't have know this, or...

October 23, 2011

For Thoughts on Faith Like These by Thomas Merton

"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the...

October 20, 2011

Half A Million Thanks!

I was just over at YIMCatholic 1.0 looking for something in the archives, when I...

October 13, 2011

Welcome to the HMS YIMCatholic Open House

The crew has been scraping the barnacles off our keel and holystoning our decks like...

October 12, 2011

About This Blog (And Blogger) in 1000 Words or Less

I became a Catholic when I was confirmed at the Easter Vigil in the year...

October 04, 2011

For All the Saints: Francis of Assisi, Deacon

It's the feast of St. Francis of Assisi today, in case you didn't notice. True...

October 01, 2011

For All the Saints: Thérèse of Lisieux, The Sincere Lover of Christ

It's hard to believe that a year has gone by, but it's the Little...

September 2011

September 19, 2011

Gone Readin’ Helena by Evelyn Waugh

Why haven't I been posting much lately? You can blame Fr. Steve Grunow, who suggested...

September 13, 2011

For All the Saints: John Chrysostom

Today is the feast of St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church. Of course, there...