Here is what The Catholic Bard wrote last year (2023) and so far this year (2024) and links to the Easy Access Portal of every post we’ve done. Top Posts To Read Why You Should Read The Catholic Bard FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Catholic Bard Easy Access Portal December 26, 2020 Catholic Bard Easy Access Portal Part 2 MAY 12, 2021 Catholic Bard Easy Access Part 3 MAY 12, 2022 400th Post on 2 Years of The Catholic Bard MAY 10, 2022... Read more
Thursday February 1, 2024 Saint Brigid of Ireland and Saint Ignatius of Antioch Day 32: Cattle, Boils, and Hail — The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Day 32: The Most Holy Trinity — The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) – YouTube Calling Priests “Father” | Catholic Answers Podcasts Here’s What Happen Last Week and Year in Life. 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford... Read more
She was in her 40’s and he was nearing 50. They had three daughters, the youngest which was just five years older then baby Mark. Their whole lives would change with an unexpected, though much loved, new baby and the only boy in the family. One day he would do things Harold and Louise never imagined. He’d carry a phone with him nearly all the time, his meals could be heated, even cooked, in a microwave. No, they had never... Read more
St. Joseph of Cupertino (June 17,1603 – September 18, 1663) could easily be the patron saint of slapstick comedians. This young man resembles the kind of character you might find in a Jerry Lewis, Laurel & Hardy or Mr. Bean picture. He’s not that bright, is scorned at by the well to do, and seems to destroy expensive and valuable items in his vicinity. But in the end he comes out on top as an inspiring figure who has... Read more
I wrote this movie critique years ago when I was in Grad school at Franciscan university for the student newspaper. When I originally submitted it, the review was tampered with and my funny Ha Ha Bits were left out. I was told my writing was not good enough to be published in the student newspaper. I was told by others that the Student Paper was not fit to be published at all. They would have paid me for writing it,... Read more
When I was a grad student at Franciscan University, a group of us college folks went to see ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’. It was a hard movie to convince my fellow grad students to go see with me. Not a lot of people wanted to watch a film that would scare them with nightmares for the rest of the week. I can testify that I jumped out of my seat quite a few times scaring the poor girl next... Read more
Father Brendan Flynn: Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost, you are not alone. People can be so certain about their convictions about others that unless they can pear into their minds and read them, they will not be convinced of the truth about another’s true motives and actions when a conflict arises. But even if one could pear into another’s mind, it would not necessarily mean they would discover the truth... Read more
People love to create artwork. Give any child a box of crayons and they will immediately begin to create a masterpiece for the refrigerator. There is a joy that comes with painting or sculpting and the fruit of that is found in the various art museums all over the world. People who produce art are imitating God who is the supreme artisan. Our love of creating art has been given to us by Him. God immensely enjoys creating things and... Read more
Jesus gave Peter the keys of the kingdom which include the authority and responsibility of serving and teaching the faithful sheep of his kingdom, on whose faces is imprinted a divine likeness, what it means to be a Christian. He helps us to ask ourselves where we are in our story of love with God. He helps render the passion of Our Redeemer to made present in our midst. The same papal mission of universal paternity entrusted to Peter has... Read more
I think it is a good thing to see what my fellow Catholics are up to in the world of online media. But keeping up with all the various writes of the church can be a daunting task. There are so many different Catholics with something to say in sight, sound, and written words that it is nigh improbable to keep up with all the interesting things out there to watch, listen to and read. You can’t read it all... Read more
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