A while back I began a series on the cardinal virtues taken from a term paper I wrote for my Moral Theology class last semester. I realized in the busyness of final exams that I never finished that series. So here is the section on the cardinal virtue of justice. Justice is seen as the …
Holy Thursday: Ending the Cycle of Violence
As another nation, this time Belgium, faces the aftermath of terrorism and its clarion call of hatred, the message of Holy Thursday and the need for Christ becomes ever more apparent. After Our Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist to be food for the Church, He went out to pray and submitted to the will of …
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The Cardinal Virtues: Introduction
It has been a very stressful week for my family and me with multiple health scares and the ever present agony of waiting for news. I did want to start a brief series on the cardinal virtues based on a term paper I wrote for grad school. This first part is from that paper. We …
Pope Francis’ Address to the UN: What I Learned About Him
The U.S. media is abuzz with constant coverage of Pope Francis' first visit to the U.S. I have stuck to news coverage from EWTN and other Catholic sites in order to avoid misinterpretations and agenda driven reporting. I encourage all of you to do the same. I have watched all of Pope Francis' large public …
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Confessions of a Post-Ideologue: Why I am Now Anti-Ideology
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. …
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Rage Porn
My title selection may be a bit shocking, but it is not far from the truth. No I am not talking about some form of violent pornography. I want to talk about our culture's addiction to rage. Keep in mind that anything I write about is a reflection of my own struggles. You can see …
The Need for Masculinity in the Church
Recently I have read two excellent posts on the need for masculinity within the Church. One was by Monsignor Pope and the other by a Dominican Friar calling men to the Priesthood. I personally see both the Priesthood and men within the Church as an important balance to the "feminine genius" that St. John Paul …
Stopping Division in Our Church Communities
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 …
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Swimming the Depths 