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April 09, 2016
When College Shakes Your Faith, Listen to Flannery O’Connor (Lights in the Darkness series)
My second piece in the Lights in the Darkness series In a modern culture that...
March 2016
March 30, 2016
“Why I Am a Catholic” by G.K. Chesterton – (“Lights in the Darkness” Series)
"Lights in the Darkness" In a modern culture that is adrift, it is good to...
March 24, 2016
Why the Little Sisters of the Poor Matter
They are not accustomed to fanfare. Nor do they prefer it. But the Little Sisters...
March 19, 2016
The Church of Second Chances: Christ & the Wretchedness of Peter
The Apostle Peter Kneeling by Rembrandt van Rijn It struck me during Mass. It was...
March 15, 2016
Thomas More’s Choice… & Ours
Thomas More by Hans Holbein "There can be seasonal misrule only within a prevailing architecture...
March 06, 2016
What This Catholic Saw At the Movie “Risen”
He was steady, to say the least. And he needed to be. As a Roman...
February 2016
February 29, 2016
We Need a Burke, a Churchill or a Thatcher…Not a Trump
“Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and...
February 14, 2016
Why Antonin Scalia Matters
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Just shy of his 80th birthday and his 30th year...
February 10, 2016
Why Christ Needed the Wilderness (& So Do We)
The Temptation of Jesus by Gustave Dore He was tired and hungry. Why wouldn't he...
January 2016
January 31, 2016
Why My Kids Go To Catholic School
Author's Note: Last year, for Catholic Schools Week, I was asked to speak to my...
January 26, 2016
Why Peyton Matters
Peyton Manning "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats...
January 19, 2016
Thomas Merton & “the Most Remarkable People He Ever Knew”
The Village Church by Benjamin Williams Leader He considered them "among the most...
January 11, 2016
What This Catholic Dad Saw at Star Wars
Note: This piece may contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Let me start...
January 03, 2016
Jacob Marley & Me
Marley's Ghost by John Leech I know, I know. The Christmas season is winding...
December 2015
December 24, 2015
The Mary of Christmas & the Mary of Good Friday – What I Learned From the Mother of Christ
Virgin Mary by El Greco It happened on Good Friday. I was sitting with my...
December 13, 2015
“Let’s Start at the Very Beginning” – The Advent Message I Missed in “The Sound of Music”
Their eyes were wide. But I wanted to make an impact. So I overwhelmed...
December 08, 2015
John the Baptist & the Hard Truth About Advent
John (the Baptist) in the Wilderness by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio He was fierce. Wild,...
November 2015
November 30, 2015
“This Night Must Lead to Light”: Father Delp, the Nazis & Advent
He rubbed his wrists. It couldn't be helped. The manacles had been on since Father...
November 23, 2015
The Most Arrogant Coronation
It was extraordinary. In 1804, under the vaulted, holy arches of France's finest cathedral,...
November 14, 2015
God Protect France
It was a dark time. October, 1940. The French colossus of Napoleon and...
November 12, 2015
Scared to Become a Saint
Once upon a time, not long ago, I prayed that God would make...
November 09, 2015
On Pilgrimage & Sacramentality – Hilaire Belloc’s “The Four Men”
Author's Note: This piece was written for Joseph Pearce's St. Austin Review (November/December 2015 edition),...
October 2015
October 31, 2015
God’s Revolutionaries
He smelled. Of course he did. He slept in caves and crevices, but could always...
October 22, 2015
“Be Not Afraid” – Suffering & St. John Paul II
As he kindly surveyed them, he smiled. And without saying it, he seemed to...
October 12, 2015
Law, Mercy & Controversy at the Synod on the Family
The Adulterous Woman Alone with Jesus by James Tissot In case you hadn't heard,...
October 08, 2015
“Never Give In” – What We Can Still Learn From Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill It was a homecoming. Of sorts. He had been there only a...
October 05, 2015
My Midnight Monastery
It never fails. *Ding!* My phone lights up and illuminates a once dark room....
October 01, 2015
Pope Francis & the Answer to “Radical Loneliness”
They were young, but inspired. How could they not be? After all, this...
September 2015
September 30, 2015
On Being Fair to Pope Francis
Pope Francis I am exhausted. But smiling. As Pope Francis limped his final steps up...
September 26, 2015
Joy Is On Tour – How Pope Francis Stunned Me & America
Pope Francis You know you have heard about it. The stories of the...
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