This is Part III of a recently started series about on-going personal conversion. Part I started us off with thoughts from a vision of St. Catherine of Siena. Part II continued with words of a Franciscan friar giving an intelligence brief on our adversary. What follows is either miraculous or not depending on how you view things. I say miraculous, in at least a minor way, because a) until today, I had never heard of this passage I’m sharing now,... Read more
Guest post by Warren Jewell. Warren is a long time reader of YIMCatholic and I saw he posted this on his Facebook Page. Thinking that it might be something you would be interested in as well, I asked his permission to share it with you. Though not a Catholic hospital or charity, per se, the work they do, and the amount they charge their patients (see below), are in keeping with the finest traditions of Catholic agape for our neighbor.... Read more
A reader writes, Wow, hey Frank are you really a Christian? Do you actually receive communion with a clear conscience? Do you enjoy stomping on a priest when he’s down? That goes for the the other un-Christian commentors above too. Jasper Dear Jasper, My Christian brother, you are a few posts behind (see this and this)but let me just say that if St. Nicholas could punch Arias in the face at the Council of Nicea, and still be a Christian, then... Read more
Why can’t I just turn away from the John Corapi story and leave it behind? All I can figure is that it is like the aftermath of a ferry boat accident. There are a lot of passengers that are still in the water and I have the conn of a lifeboat. Or it’s like I’ve happened upon the scene of a passenger train wreck, and I’m stepping into the role of the Good Samaritan. I don’t know how effective I... Read more
In recollection, news and vain gossip have no appeal, nor do we like to hear anything that does not advise us to withdraw further into our hearts…for their (the recollected) only wish is to see God with their hearts. —Fray Francisco de Osuna (1492 – 1540 AD) Read more
No, this isn’t about Uncle Sam, patriotism, or anything like that. This is part two of a series on the work of on-going personal conversion that I started yesterday. Milk drinkers beware, because meat and potatoes are coming your way. Bring your knives and forks and spoons. Napkins are optional. Last December, I wrote of a minor miracle regarding me and Fray Francisco de Osuna. Come to think of it, St. Anthony of Padua probably had something to do with it... Read more
I’ve written in the past about the deleterious side effects of cults of personality. If I wasn’t clear before, let me rectify the situation and say that I believe in the only cult of personality that really matters. It is the same one that all of the saints point us towards: the Person of Jesus Christ. The Church is built around this, and this alone. One of the reasons I am a Catholic now is that I believe I became... Read more
So the Corapi bombshell that went off a few weeks back? It turns out that Corapi fragged himself while committing mutiny. Yes, a self-inflicted grenade explosion. He hoped you wouldn’t notice, and that you would assume his wound was honorably received. But now his order has issued a statement and there are plenty of folks jiving on it. Telling you all about it. “What it all means,” etc. Just check the sidebar and you’ll find everything you want to know,... Read more
Transfiguration by Raïssa Maritain When I have vanquished you, Oh my life, oh my death, When I am free of the hard pull of joy And I have gained my heavenly liberty, When I have chosen the hardest way, My heart will rest in the balance of grace, But I shall retain you, love, Retain from you not death, but life, And I shall discover you, happiness, Having given the Lord the whole of myself. Like a prosperous ship, her... Read more
Frank likes to Rock! And I’m not alone. I’m on-board with Deacon Scott Dodge, see, and his Friday series of mega rock classics. In fact, he’s taking requests. Go let him know what you would like to hear. Here is my suggestion for the day, and for this holiday weekend.It’s also Canada Day, which is where these fellows hail from. Rock…It’s an American Tradition. Salute the flag, shoot the fireworks, remember the Declaration of Independence. But whatever you do, don’t... Read more
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