Good Confession, Bad Confession
The other day I had one of the worst Confession experience of my life. Now, so you know, I go to confession at least once a month and try to go more often, which is not always my fault. I live too far...
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Why approaching anything with humility is helpful
I was reading the homily of a friend for this Sunday, 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and his beautiful words got me thinking, particularly about how we approach anything with humility. He points out...
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Why Paul Ryan is good for America and bad for Catholicism
I have a love/hate relationship with politics. I find it as enthralling as high school prom drama. "MacKenzie told Kayla who told Bobby that Jesse said he likes you, but he doesn't think you like him,...
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A reflection on the dangers and gifts of priestly formation...
Today is the start of my third week blogging, and I'm impressed that I've garnered over 500 reads since I started. In fact, the number is closer to 550. I've noticed that there are two topics that I've...
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Proof I was a genius at eight years old. Or was I?
I was maybe eight years old when I first tried to use the argument, "God accepts me for who I am. Therefore, I don't need to dress fancy for Mass." Wow! What great insight! This child is a prodigy of...
View ArticleModesty and some thoughts about what's appropriate...
Why conversations about modesty stink...Discussions about modesty usually involve somebody ranting about how trashy somebody else dresses. Inevitably conversation reduces to specific rules about how...
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Does God hate the way you dress for Mass?
I previously wrote about modesty and some initial thoughts about how to dress for Mass. I concluded, that no, God would not reject someone who approaches Him in all earnestness and with sincerest...
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Implicit in political ad, Catholic views on abortion are out-of-step from...
In a creative political ad, Paul Ryan is attacked as having "OUT-OF-STEP VIEWS!" from a "BYGONE ERA!" Putting aside the distorted attack on his controversial budget proposal, the video attacks Paul...
View ArticleConfirmation and Pauline Theology: A Catholic theology of spiritual strength...
Breaking down St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians...Taken from Eph 6:10-17:Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand...
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Go Eph yourself... and by Eph I mean "Ephphatha!"
In this Sunday's Gospel we will hear the story of the deaf man with a speech impediment. Christ takes this man away by himself and does something very strange to him. Christ sticks His finger into the...
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Who is the better quarterback Peyton Manning or John Elway?
Sunday Night Football, one of NBC's greatest inventions, hosted a magnificent event last night, namely Peyton Manning's new career as a Denver Bronco. It is debatable whether or not Peyton Manning is...
View ArticleA Catholic Apology Even Atheists Should Be Able to Appreciate:
Is faith opposed to reason?Atheists like to try and take the philosophical high ground with Christians making claims like, "the Catholic Church abhors reason," but anyone who has dared to study history...
View ArticleWhy don't we have enough priests?
I heard it again this last Sunday. In Father's homily, he made reference to the recent closure of 100+ parishes in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, due to a so-called "lack of vocations." This raises the...
View ArticleWhat we can learn from the NFL referee fiasco...
So, I, like many, am a fan of professional football. That is not to say that I do not also appreciate college football (and I do think NFL is a better sport, which I will have to discuss some other...
View ArticleThe HHS Mandate: Formal Cooperation?
There is a hot debate over whether or not compliance with the HHS mandate is "formal" or "material" cooperation. A lot depends on this distinction, because if compliance with the law is formal...
View ArticleExForm Reflections on the Readings for the 19th Sunday After Pentecost...
In previous weeks I would write reflections on the upcoming Sunday readings. I have to admit that my intention was to prepare myself for Mass on Sunday. The problem was every time I would write a...
View Article21st Sunday after Pentecost (ExForm) and its relation to the Sacrament of...
Breaking down the Lesson...This Sunday's readings are taken from Eph 6:10-17 and Mt 18:23-35.The Lesson reads as follows:Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the full...
View ArticleFive kinds of priests that are killing vocations to the priesthood:
The Uninviting PriestNot everyone is called to the priesthood, but the seminary is not simply the place where men are formed into priests. The seminary is the place where young men determine whether or...
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Five kinds of altar servers that are killing priestly vocations...
Why do we need servers at all?Before diving into my argument about how certain servers kill priestly vocations, let me make one thing clear. Servers are not absolutely necessary to the Mass. The Mass...
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Three fallacies about the relation between Christ, His Church, and the...
With the re-election of a President who has already done so much in the way of limiting Religious Freedom, providing for access to the heinous crime of abortion, increasing debt at unprecedented rates,...
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