We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
I have found that one of the things we Catholics do not like to think about is what we watch on television or read in novels. In fact, when I have discussed this with friends and shared my own struggles, I usually encounter a great deal of push back. We don't like to be reminded …
Continue reading "Television: Art vs the Obscene and the Catholic Answer, Part I"
Today I am writing for Catholic Exchange on how Our Lady can be our guide during periods of persecution. There is little doubt that the situation for Christians in Nigeria, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Kenya, and other countries is dire. The number of martyrs for this year alone has reached well into the thousands. In the …
Continue reading "Catholic Exchange: Mary, Mother of the Persecuted"
I grew up in a firmly Republican household. We were also a family of debaters. My parents were debate partners in college and despite the fact that most debate partners loathe each other, they got married. They then had two of their three daughters enjoy and excel at competitive debate, myself being one of them. …
Continue reading "Confessions of a Post-Ideologue: Why I am Now Anti-Ideology"
I am preparing for my long drive back to Virginia from my home-state of Montana, so I just wanted to share something fun and beautiful. Fr. Barron's ministry WordonFire.org has just launched a new site that is full of beautiful pictures to share and use in social media. You can find them here. Let's evangelize …
Continue reading "Fun New Pictures from Fr. Barron’s Ministry"
I see it often and in all circles inside and outside of the Church. In fact, it is a major part of what ails our culture. It is the total focus on now and an ignoring of the long view. Now is important. How we live our lives now, each day is the slow process …
Continue reading "An Obsession with Papal Politics and the Cure"
I have always, even before I began formal study, had a theological pet peeve related to human beings and the angels. Somewhere down the line, human beings got the idea that we become angels when we die or that we are to be angels. I would have to study it further to understand where this …
Continue reading "We are NOT Called to be Angels; We are Called to be Fully Human"
The biggest struggle in Church community is overcoming ourselves. There is a current within ministry, community, and other aspects of the Church that works hard to cling to power and stomp out opposition. This is tied to fear and our own immature understanding of living a life of virtue and in communion within the Mystical …
Continue reading "Stopping Division in Our Church Communities"
I have been going through a period of deep spiritual struggle. It has been the kind of struggle that bears much fruit. These struggles are deepening my faith and teaching me to rely on Christ's will for me, rather than my own will. My eyes have been truly opened to different aspects of Christ's betrayal …
Continue reading "Grace and Healing on 9-11: Praying for the 9-11 Terrorists"
Today is my 4th wedding anniversary. It has been an amazing and interesting ride. I have learned more in the past 4 years than I did in the 29 previous years. I know more about my self; my strengths and my weaknesses. Marriage is a vocation because it is a path to holiness. As I …
Being a Catholic in our present age is deeply difficult. The fact of the matter is that being Catholic in any age has been difficult. Our time seems worse because the world is capable of more widespread evil thanks to advances in technology. Don't get me wrong, technology is a great blessing, however, sinful human …
Swimming the Depths 