What’s a Catholic Voter to Do Part Two
This is Part 2 of a story which begins here. It chronicles the unforeseen results of my having had the temerity to publish a column on voting in the local Catholic press just before the 2004 elections. I felt good about what I had written. I thought I had expressed...What’s a Catholic Voter to Do?
This is an edited version of a column I wrote in the fall of 2004. At the time I was extremely disturbed by the vitriol surrounding the Presidential campaign, particularly that directed by Catholics toward other Catholics, presuming to assert that there was only one...
The Exception that Proves the Rule
In the wake of Todd Akin’s stupid (really, I could think of a fancier word but I think that one covers it) remarks about rape and abortion, and then VP-hopeful Paul Ryan’s follow-up distancing himself from Akin and downplaying his own oft-stated...Because Truth Matters
Let’s get this straight from the very beginning. I’m not planning to vote for Rick Santorum. I disagree profoundly with most of his positions. So the defense that follows has nothing to do with my personal political leanings. It has to do instead with...
Christians Who AREN'T
I’m updating and reposting this today because four years later a U.S. Senator felt it was appropriate, whether joking or not, to “pray” this prayer for our President at the Faith and Freedom conference held on June 9, 2016.So I’m taking my son...
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Here is my latest post for Inspire Daily. If your parish uses the MyParish app, you can also find it there!
Let Us Go Rejoicing | Life in Every Limb
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Can we resolve to appreciate Sunday Mass as a privilege rather than looking on it as a chore? Can we resolve to “go rejoicing”?
Google tells me that a myth is “a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events” or “a widely held but false belief or idea” or “a misrepresentation of the truth.” The Thanksgiving story is all three.
Let's Talk about Thanksgiving | Life in Every Limb
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The popular story of the First Thanksgiving is a myth and it is time for us to reckon with it. How can we celebrate more authentically?
Michael Gerson has died of cancer at 58. I remember reading this one before and it is especially poignant as the last of our five kids will go to college in the fall.
Opinion | Michael Gerson: Saying goodbye to my child, the youngster
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Michael Gerson died DAY at 58. For 15 years beginning in 2007, he wrote a twice-weekly column for The Post — including this beautiful meditation from 2013.
Are you getting a little excited for Christmas? I like to get all my shopping done in November so I can concentrate on Advent in December.
A Very Catholic Christmas Catalog
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Keep Christ in Christmas this year by giving gifts that encourage faith, prayer and hope in Jesus Christ!Catholic gifts are a great way to evangelize and com...
Who doesn't love St. Francis? Here are gift ideas inspired this favorite saint.
5 Catholic Gifts Inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi - Prayer Wine Chocolate
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Do you know someone who loves Saint Francis?! Chances are, you do. My 10 year old son dressed up like him last year for the All Saints parade at his school. My brother-in-law wears a Saint Francis med...
