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May 2011

May 18, 2011

To Introduce Blaise Pascal to Stephen Hawking? Why Not!

—Feast of Pope St. John I All over the news we read (and hear) that...

April 2011

April 30, 2011

Because Christ is A Royal (Then, So Am I)

—Feast of Bl. Marie of the Incarnation What has the Royal Wedding got to do...

April 05, 2011

Because Confession Puts Us Back Together

Does everyone remember "The Kid?" That's what I call Marc Barnes who blogs over at...

April 01, 2011

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies IV

-Feast of St. Hugh of Grenoble It's roughly the midpoint of Lent. Unlike last Friday,...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

For Napoleon’s Answer to the Question “Who Is Jesus Christ?”

-Feast of St. Berthold Back in January, I reviewed Eric Sammon's book, Who Is Jesus...

March 24, 2011

For the Daily Readings

-Feast of St. Macartan If it's Thursday, then I'll be lectoring at daily Mass at the...

March 09, 2011

Because Yes, You Can Go Without Food For A Day (Or Two)

The Season of Lent has begun and Catholics are required to fast today (Ash Wednesday)...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

For Lessons on Lying from “The Catechism Made Easy” (with a Little Help from the Rolling Stones)

The subject of "lying for Jesus," as Mark Shea puts it, has been rolling through...

January 2011

January 15, 2011

Because the Church is Paradoxically Consistent

—Feast of St. Macarius the Great The other day I wrote about the dictionary meanings for...

January 13, 2011

For All the Meanings of the Word “Catholic”

-Feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers My God isn't too small, but I sure am. For...

December 2010

December 18, 2010

Because God Became Man (Despite His Flawed Human Ancestors)

—Feast of Blessed Anthony GrassiThis day is just beginning, but I can't let it go...

December 06, 2010

For Help Reading Maps Correctly

I have a friend who can't understand why I enjoy being a Catholic. From discussions...

November 2010

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

For Purgatory, Thank Heavens

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

October 2010

October 15, 2010

Because of Opinion Polls (Not!)

The latest research numbers are out showing (once again) that the average Catholic in the...

September 2010

September 24, 2010

Because of Thoughts Like These by Blaise Pascal

—Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham About a month ago, Webster wrote a post about...

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 13, 2010

Love: Three Minus One (Music for Mondays)

—Feast of St. John ChrysostomLove: Agape, Storge, Phileo, Eros. The four Greek words for love....

August 2010

August 31, 2010

From the Treasure Chest: “Difficulties of Private Interpretation”

A few weeks ago, I happened upon a lengthy essay by Reverend George Bampfield entitled...

August 14, 2010

Because of Catholics like the “Chinese Chesterton”

Today I want to introduce you to another man from China named Wu, who also...

May 2010

May 16, 2010

For the Art and Poetry of Wu Li, SJ (1632-1718)

Remember me and the pleasure I get from finding things out about our faith and...

March 2010

March 25, 2010

Because Nothing Matters, Until Everything Does

Allison recently wrote a good post about soccer and sports. I want to be clear:...

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...

March 05, 2010

Because He Didn’t Promise Us A Rose Garden

Come Easter Vigil, I will have been a Catholic for two full years. It seems...

February 2010

February 22, 2010

Thanks to Thomas à Kempis for These Thoughts on Confession

Seemingly, there aren’t enough words to describe the graces we obtain from the Sacrament of...

January 2010

January 12, 2010

Because We Are A Bible-Believing Church

Back on New Year’s Day, as we were making our way through the crowds on...

January 08, 2010

Because of Blaise Pascal’s Letter upon the Death of his Father

Webster has been serving at funerals lately, one in early December and one just a...

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 01, 2010

Because of the Pleasure of Finding Things Out

I am sitting in a friend’s house in Southern California surrounded by books one minute...

December 2009

December 20, 2009

Because Going To Mass On Vacation Is Easy

One of the neatest things about being Catholic is that I can go to Mass...