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April 2016
April 09, 2016
My second piece in the Lights in the Darkness series In a modern culture that...
March 2016
March 30, 2016
"Lights in the Darkness" In a modern culture that is adrift, it is good to...
March 24, 2016
They are not accustomed to fanfare. Nor do they prefer it. But the Little Sisters...
March 19, 2016
The Apostle Peter Kneeling by Rembrandt van Rijn It struck me during Mass. It was...
March 15, 2016
Thomas More by Hans Holbein "There can be seasonal misrule only within a prevailing architecture...
March 06, 2016
He was steady, to say the least. And he needed to be. As a Roman...
February 2016
February 29, 2016
“Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and...
February 14, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Just shy of his 80th birthday and his 30th year...
February 10, 2016
The Temptation of Jesus by Gustave Dore He was tired and hungry. Why wouldn't he...
January 2016
January 31, 2016
Author's Note: Last year, for Catholic Schools Week, I was asked to speak to my...
January 26, 2016
Peyton Manning "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats...
January 19, 2016
The Village Church by Benjamin Williams Leader He considered them "among the most...
January 11, 2016
Note: This piece may contain spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Let me start...
January 03, 2016
Marley's Ghost by John Leech I know, I know. The Christmas season is winding...
December 2015
December 24, 2015
Virgin Mary by El Greco It happened on Good Friday. I was sitting with my...
December 13, 2015
Their eyes were wide. But I wanted to make an impact. So I overwhelmed...
December 08, 2015
John (the Baptist) in the Wilderness by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio He was fierce. Wild,...
November 2015
November 30, 2015
He rubbed his wrists. It couldn't be helped. The manacles had been on since Father...
November 23, 2015
It was extraordinary. In 1804, under the vaulted, holy arches of France's finest cathedral,...
November 14, 2015
It was a dark time. October, 1940. The French colossus of Napoleon and...
November 12, 2015
Once upon a time, not long ago, I prayed that God would make...
November 09, 2015
Author's Note: This piece was written for Joseph Pearce's St. Austin Review (November/December 2015 edition),...
October 2015
October 31, 2015
He smelled. Of course he did. He slept in caves and crevices, but could always...
October 22, 2015
As he kindly surveyed them, he smiled. And without saying it, he seemed to...
October 12, 2015
The Adulterous Woman Alone with Jesus by James Tissot In case you hadn't heard,...
October 08, 2015
Winston Churchill It was a homecoming. Of sorts. He had been there only a...
October 05, 2015
It never fails. *Ding!* My phone lights up and illuminates a once dark room....
October 01, 2015
They were young, but inspired. How could they not be? After all, this...
September 2015
September 30, 2015
Pope Francis I am exhausted. But smiling. As Pope Francis limped his final steps up...
September 26, 2015
Pope Francis You know you have heard about it. The stories of the...
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