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December 2016

December 13, 2016
Time is too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too...
December 12, 2016
I ran into this mobile paint cart last week. I Love this. The whole of...
December 10, 2016
This picture reminds me that to focus on one thing means we leave something else...
December 08, 2016
The change we want to see in the world does not begin or end with...
December 07, 2016
There is such beauty in the naked branches. A twisted mess of Fingers raised to...
December 06, 2016
Found this little guy in a frozen pond this morning. I love the texture of...

November 2016

November 09, 2016
Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never...
November 07, 2016
To my christian friends who are voting for Trump. I know why you are doing...

February 2016

February 08, 2016
As you are probably aware, much of our civilization owes its existence to scribes. In...

January 2016

January 28, 2016
One of the great parts of being a Catholic is the variety of spiritual approaches...

November 2015

November 23, 2015
Father, We turn to you, turning all our life to you We turn away from...

October 2015

October 29, 2015
Things have been really quite here on my blog the last couple months. The reason...
October 01, 2015
Last week was powerful for me. The Pope's visit helped to stoke my passion for...

August 2015

August 18, 2015
I have been a longtime fan of Stephen Colbert. He's helped me to laugh through many...
August 14, 2015
This week my wife almost bought me a tie. She's visiting Ireland with my kids...
August 14, 2015
This week I was fascinated with the National Geographic look at the pontificate of Francis so...
August 01, 2015
This week I continue my Friday Photo Series: Free Photo Fridays I post a few of...

July 2015

July 25, 2015
I will never forget the night my journey to understand the sacraments began. It was...
July 24, 2015
This week I continue my Friday Photo Series: Free Photo Fridays I post a few...
July 17, 2015
For many of us who blog finding good pictures can be a challenge. You want...
July 17, 2015
As pravoslavie.ru reports: The reason of the break-off is the dispute on the canonical jurisdiction of...
July 13, 2015
One of my pet peeves is going to a church where people pressure you to...
July 12, 2015
Recently Theologues asked me to contribute a few titles to their summer reading list. I...

June 2015

June 26, 2015
I’ve now had time to sink into Pope Francis’ new encyclical on “Care for our...
June 17, 2015
The primary season is now well underway here in the United States. Candidates from both...
June 11, 2015
Yesterday I tried to turn on my computer. It wouldn’t boot. The windows logo just...
June 02, 2015
Yesterday Kristy Burmeister asked me: What were you doing (life in general) and how were...
June 01, 2015
Sex is a beautiful and complex part of human life. Sex is a communion of...

May 2015

May 15, 2015
I love the comedy of Jim Gaffigan. He's hilarious. He's a father. He's a Catholic....
May 08, 2015
Although some of my fellow Patheos writers might disagree with me… I really love the...
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