Now Wait Just a Minute. If Chastity Applies to Nuns, It Also Applies to Priests.
I haven’t written about this particular story because it seemed like just one of those things. You know. People fail. Christianity, as I live it, is largely a matter of falling down and getting back up...
View ArticleBook Review: Saints and Social Justice, a Guide to Changing the World.
To join the discussion about Saints and Social Justice, A Guide to Changing the World, or to order a copy, go here. Saints and Social Justice is an inspiring book. Brandon Vogt, who is donating —...
View ArticlePeople Pleasing Will Not Only Make You Miserable: You Can’t Do It.
Dr Greg Popcak wrote an interesting post today on the subject of job burnout vs job satisfaction in the helping professions. He cites a study that indicates that people who are motivated by giving of...
View ArticleHome and Family are Not Outmoded. They are Eternal Truths on Which People are...
A long time ago in a land not so far away, married couples often stayed married to one another, despite their disagreements and problems “for the children’s sake.” It was assumed that destroying a...
View ArticleChristians are Suffering and Dying for Christ. We Must Stand Witness.
The first genocide of the 20th Century, the “forgotten genocide,” was the genocide of Armenian Christians. We must not “forget” again. Nobody knows. Nobody sees. Nobody knows but me. That is the...
View ArticleAscension Press: Following Jesus to the Priesthood
Ascension Press has released the beautiful video below to encourage young men to consider the priesthood. I am drawn to the raw honesty of these young men’s testimony. It also appeals to me that this...
View ArticleGo Look in the Mirror. That is the Only God You’ll Ever See.
Decades ago, not long after my conversion, I had a discussion with an atheist friend of mine. This friend was from the time when just about all of my friends — including me — evinced a militant...
View ArticleIndiana’s Religious Freedom Law and Holy Week
Indiana’s governor is at the center of a firestorm because he signed a religious freedom law. I am aware that any Catholic blogger, especially a Catholic blogger who writes about politics, should be...
View ArticleDivine Mercy Novena: Praying for Unbelievers
Jesus told us that when a lost soul repents, there is abounding joy in heaven. I experienced this joy when I found Christ. I was driving to Enid Oklahoma to make a speech. I felt — actually felt — an...
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