Wedding Feast: An opportunity missed
I slept in recently on a Sunday, not too late, but late enough to have to go to a parish other than my own. My wife and I arrived a few minutes late, and to make matters worse, there wasn't a parking...
View ArticleThe History of Henry VIII: an opportunity taken...
"To be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant." ~ Bl. John Henry Cardinal NewmanLast week I wrote about an opportunity missed. This week, I seized an opportunity.Yesterday, for the first time...
View ArticleTreading Lightly on the Sacred Ground
"Do not come nearer; rather take the shoes from thy feet, thou art standing on holy ground." (Ex 3:5)The spiritual life is sacred ground, but often times we tread clumsily and heavily as if it were...
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If your mom is like 60% of Americans, she drinks 3-4 cups of coffee a day. Chances are pretty good she'll love this gift set.With Mother's Day drawing near it can be difficult to know exactly what mom...
View ArticleThree Musts of the New Evangelization
If we face up to the facts, we have lost some serious ground in the culture wars. It is not because what we have to say is not true, or right, or loving. It is because the way we say it is...
View ArticleIgniting the World
Sometimes we get fixated on the words in this last Sunday's gospel about division within our households, but there is another verse which is often forgotten, namely "There is a baptism with which I...
View ArticleNo-Shave November: A Catholic Approach
Image taken from Wikimedia CommonsNo-Shave November is a growing campaign to promote awareness in the fight against cancer. It began in 2009 and has since gained momentum from year to year. Another...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Hockey, Football, and Soccer is Catholicism
*Warning* I'm an unabashed fan of hockey. I am biased, and I do believe hockey is not only the best sport but the most analogous to Catholicism. Imagine my delight when I discovered Alyssa Bormes book,...
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