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September 2015

September 25, 2015
Pope Francis  Are you watching this? Are you paying attention to this Pope? The Pope's...
September 24, 2015
Just consider for a moment. Over 1900 years ago, Jesus Christ approached a fisherman on...
September 20, 2015
  I couldn't stand it. I just couldn't stand it. I'm not sure why, but...
September 13, 2015
  I am working my way through Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honor trilogy. And it is fantastic....
September 04, 2015
  Jesus Wept by James Tissot   They came from Kobani. In northern Syria. No....

August 2015

August 31, 2015
The Victory of David Over Goliath by Sebastiano Ricci “We just did what we had to...
August 23, 2015
The Gathering of the Manna by James Tissot He was desperate. Clearly. He knew it....
August 19, 2015
  Warning: This piece may contain spoilers for the movie, St. Vincent.  He was something out of...
August 10, 2015
He had always wanted children. Of course he did. And it only made sense. After...
August 03, 2015
Charity by William Adolphe-Bouguereau ----------------------------------- "We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution....

July 2015

July 26, 2015
  They were beautiful. Of course they were. Kari, the bride, was dazzling. A good friend...
July 19, 2015
"We must always tell what we see. Above all, and this is more difficult, we...
July 13, 2015
The other day I was in Mass when I heard it. The priest happened to...
July 07, 2015
The Martyrdom of St. Peter by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Today I was out for...

June 2015

June 29, 2015
His door was shut. As he wanted it to be. As he needed it to...
June 23, 2015
St. Bartholomew (aka Nathanael) by El Greco "Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have...
June 14, 2015
  I know. I know. I'm way behind.  Ever since it was first released in 2011,...
June 10, 2015
G.K. Chesterton He was a joyful man. Everybody felt so. Simply to look upon him was...
June 03, 2015
The Fall & Expulsion of Adam & Eve by Michelangelo Buonarroti Genesis. Ah, Genesis. Long...

May 2015

May 30, 2015
  Five years ago, I became a Catholic. It was Easter Vigil. Beautiful music was...
May 25, 2015
  In all, it lasted about fifteen minutes. But it was our pleasure. They had already...
May 20, 2015
  Job by Leon Bonnat   I don't fully understand God. And I am okay...
May 17, 2015
"Worry about your grades and athletics and your friends will take care of themselves." This...
May 11, 2015
  He was an unlikely assistant basketball coach. To be sure. Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch was...
May 01, 2015
  Last Supper by Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret   When I saw her, I was breathless. I...

April 2015

April 25, 2015
Francis Cardinal George (photo courtesy of Adam Bielawski & Wikimedia Commons) Late last year on...
April 16, 2015
On this 88th birthday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, I became a little nostalgic. And...
April 09, 2015
  The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio   Something happened to...
April 06, 2015
  "Easter is concerned with something unimaginable." - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger I just returned from...

March 2015

March 25, 2015
  Earlier this evening I happened upon CNN's home web page where I encountered an engaging...
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