A reader writes: Last Wednesday, a friend of mine named Duane Converse died in Iraq. He was a civilian, working as a carpenter for KBR. Cause of death was accidental. He leaves behind two sons and an ex-wife who is taking care of his funeral arrangements because the boys are his only real next of kin. Justin is 7 and Chris is 5. He supported her during her deployments while they were married (he supported her through college and OCS);... Read more

A reader writes: The New England Classical Academy is a new high school in Southern New Hampshire teaching students in the Catholic tradition. We are committed to a traditional classical curriculum centered on the study of Latin, Greek, and mathematics, through which our students join with the greatest thinkers of human history in trying to answer the questions that help us to understand who we are and what that means about how we should act. Read more

A quirky little meditation on sovereignty, mercy, free will, and grace. Read more

My Grandmother, Jean Mills, is going in for heart surgery tomorrow morning. I would appreciate it if you kept her in your prayers, it will be a little difficult given she had an infection in her heart last year but she is a tough old bird. Ok, so I am more worried then she is. Father, grant healing to your daughter Jean, skill to her doctors, and peace and strength to those who love her, through our Lord Jesus Christ!... Read more

I would like to request prayers for my cousin Ellen who has a lump in her neck. It is most likely due to an infection but there is some chance it could be due to cancer. Father, hear our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ! Mother Mary, St. Luke and St. Peregrine, pray for Ellen and those who are caring for her and love her. Read more

Back later, dudes and dudettes! Read more

In which we discover that adultery is still a grave evil. Read more

In which we contemplate Jesus as crucified, dead, and risen. Read more

A reader writes: I am writing to request that you employ the power of the blog on behalf of my son Peter Eunice. Peter had a 2 inch “juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma” (JPA) removed from his brain on Wed Mar 4th. JPA’s are brain tumors but they are fortunately not malignant. Post surgery he developed “superior sagittal sinus thrombosis” which is a blood clot in the brain. All of this has kept him in the PICU for the entire month of... Read more

Yesterday was our first day off since we started shooting on March 4. In celebration, we went on a five mile hike around Savannah (“we” being Joey Odendahl, our director, Ashley and Eric (Rosamund and Michael Moon), Alan (our photographer) and his wife Helen and yours truly). All my life, I’ve been a bit of a history buff and I discovered when I got here that my favorite obscure signer of the Declaration of Independence, Button Gwinnett, is buried in... Read more