I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.
“Always let your conscience be your guide” (Jiminy Cricket, from the movie Pinocchio, 1940). “One of the key pastoral problems facing us is the widespread
Three years ago, Jeff Miller (aka the Curt Jester) posted a somewhat-lengthy discussion of the Christmas movies he’d been watching. Along the way, he
In this town even going to church can be pierced with the nails of the Culture of Death. I am sure you have all had
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My young daughter sat quietly at the table eating her snack. Beside her was her plastic cup, Dora the Explorer smiling on the outside, and
“Now, may our God be our hope. He Who made all things is better than all things. He Who made all beautiful things is more
Two years ago, at this time, I was at a county jail waiting to be bailed out. I think of it as the lowest point
I started driving a cab in New York City, because I wanted to meet interesting people. Now I just want to meet normal people. They
I hate the fact that I have to change the radio stations that keep playing the song “Same Love” by Macklemore. What bothers me most
What a year it has been! And now, as the Year of Faith draws to a close, our inclination is to wonder how our efforts
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“It is a joy to praise a great book or author; it is a grief and duty to criticize a bad one.” These are the
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Manliness. Thanks to websites like the Art of Manliness, Catholic Gentlemen, Whiskey Catholic and many others, the internet is a buzz with discussion of what
As I drive around town shuttling kids to and fro, I pass by one or more Catholic churches. On my good days, I remember Who
“I’m sorry, but it’s terminal,” your doctor says. “You have very little time left—a couple months at best.” What would you do? Take all of
A weekly task in this household involves a trip to the dry cleaner. Because this chore falls to me and has for over a decade,
What would be the absolute worst thing that could happen to a nice Protestant girl? Why Mary, the Blessed Virgin, would do a little interior
I don’t go to Halloween parties. I drive a cab in New York City all night and I witness a freak show every night of
Although we’d rather not admit it, many of us worry (or are tempted to worry) each day of our lives. One of the reasons that
The Liturgical Year of Faith 2013 is winding down and one can’t help speculating what Pope Francis will proclaim the year 2014 to be? Let’s first start with the…
