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November 2010

November 17, 2010

Because the Saints Are Alive

Back in November of 2007, it never would have crossed my mind that I would...

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 22, 2010

For All the Saints: Philip of Heraclea & Companions

There are many saints on the calendar for today, but I'd like to share with...

October 08, 2010

Because I’m Billy Jack (Not Francis of Assisi)

A while back, I wrote a post where I said that I became a Catholic...

October 01, 2010

For All the Saints: Thérèse of Lisieux

I have been wrestling with the angel named Vocation. In August, my wife and I...

September 2010

September 22, 2010

“Sensitiveness” A Poem By Blessed John Henry Newman

Sensitiveness Time was, I shrank from what was right, From fear of what was wrong;...

September 17, 2010

For Thoughts On Death by Robert Bellarmine

—Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine Today we celebrate the feast of the saint whose portrait...

September 09, 2010

Because I Believe in Miracles

Feast of St. Peter Claver When I was startled into wondering if I could become...

September 08, 2010

Thanks to Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s The Birth of the Virgin

On this, the feast day of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, take a...

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 17, 2010

Because St. Anthony Helped Me Find John C.H. Wu

Anyone remember Webster's first post on minor miracles? Something a little more than a coincidence...

August 11, 2010

For All the Saints: Clare of Assisi

When I was nineteen I stood before what seemed to be the incorrupt body of...

August 09, 2010

For All the Saints: Edith Stein

Guest Post by William “Mac” McCarthy My dormitory neighbor from 40+ years ago, who posted...

July 2010

July 17, 2010

For All the Saints: The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne

Guest post by William “Mac” McCarthy Blogging makes surprising connections. Back in the day when...

July 02, 2010

Because of Catholics Like Raymond Lull

For the longest time, I just knew that I was too smart to be a...

June 2010

June 13, 2010

For All the Saints: Anthony of Padua

British expressionist Stephen B. Whatley painted this tribute to St. Anthony of Padua on June 13,...

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 23, 2010

Because the Holy Spirit is the Soul of the Church

Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit, the...

May 21, 2010

For All the Saints: Christopher Magallanes and Companions, Martyrs

Today the Church commemorates the lives and deaths of 22 parish priests, along with three...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

Because the Vocation You Pray For May Be Your Own

A few days ago, I wrote a post where I said that as a father...

March 2010

March 24, 2010

Thanks to Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

"On the day upon which the Church celebrates the feast, I had a vision of...

March 19, 2010

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies V

This is your co-pilot once again. It is a beautiful afternoon up here in the...

March 15, 2010

For the Love of St. Joseph: A Novena (Day 5)

I can’t imagine living without the saints—real men and women who have proved the Christian...

March 05, 2010

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies III

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your co-pilot speaking. The weather is great from what we...

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 17, 2010

For All the Saints: Anthony the Great

As I've written before, I'm a big fan of the Desert Fathers. Today, we celebrate...

January 16, 2010

For All the Saints: Macarius the Great

When I was going through the RCIA program as a candidate, the need to choose...

January 13, 2010

Because Being a Parent is a Vocation

I came across this little quote from one of the Doctors of the Church, St....

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 04, 2010

Because of “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”

Posted by Webster A column today at The Catholic Thing about Franco Zeffirelli’s “Jesus of...