Charlie Hustle
I played high school soccer. Made varsity sophomore year. My coach wasn’t a religious man, but he taught us a few things. One was: use profanity out on the field, and you and the whole team will be...
View ArticleWhen an Atheist Discovered Sin
I was an atheist. I didn’t believe in God and tried to convince those who did that they were stupid for doing so. If you had asked me then whether I thought “sin” existed or whether I had ever sinned,...
View ArticleWhat Stops People From Being Catholic?
On my post last week at Catholic Sistas, Shawna asked a simple but important question: What do you think prevents people from stepping back and really examining their fundamental claims and seeing...
View ArticleSingle Catholic Guy: Wake Up!
It’s never been a better time to be a single Catholic guy. Why? Because there are thousands of lovely, faithful young Catholic women waiting for you to step up to the plate and court them! Yet many...
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Egali-Complementarians?
The blog dispute last week in the Protestant world was waged between the conservative Reformed Protestants from The Gospel Coalition and liberal/emergent Protestant blogger Rachel Held Evans and her...
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America Needs to Retrench
Our Yemen embassy under attack Like many, I was deeply saddened and disturbed by the murders of our ambassador and other Americans last week. The brutal pictures showing him being dragged, whether...
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No One Expects the Apostolic Inquisition!
Here are two great questions to put to your Protestant friends: Apostolic Confession? In John 20:21-23, Jesus gives the Apostles authority to forgive (or retain) sins. Since your Protestant friend...
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Launch from the Fields
In a recent blog post, I said we should “flee to the fields,” quoting the eponymous book of essays by the founders of the Catholic Land Movement. Many understandably took that to mean: isolate...
View ArticleThe Next Best Thing to Monastic Life
So you wanted to be a monk, or a nun, but God called you to married life. Not to worry! The next best thing to being a monk or nun, is living next to a monastery or convent. The benefits of living in...
View ArticleNoble Sacrifice
I have little original to offer for Memorial Day, and indeed I desire only to unite my thanks and prayers, with every other American, to the men and women who have served our country, especially those...
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The Pagans are Happy to Socialize Your Children
A few weeks ago I wrote something criticizing public schooling over this incident. It got the ire up of friends and family members, many of whom have spent decades of their lives teaching and working...
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Blotted Out from the Book of Life?
You’re in then you’re out! Most Protestants believe that once a person is justified, they cannot lose their salvation. Once written, their names can never be blotted out from the Book of Life. But what...
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The Skirt that Launched a Thousand Wars
Downton Abbey My wife blogs about feminine genius and recently wrote a reflection on her year of wearing skirts. Unsurprisingly, at least to me, it provoked some backlash and criticism from a few...
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Have Yourself a Very Deuterocanonical Resurrection
Judas Maccabeus’ death The readings from yesterday are fascinating. In 2 Maccabees 7 we have the famous story of the mother and sons who were tortured for their faith. Note especially how clearly they...
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Christmas Classics from a Father-Daughter Duo
Just down the Texas highways from me live Kevin McCormick and his daughter Rachel. A mutual friend introduced us, and I learned that Kevin and Rachel has just completed a Christmas album full of...
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Treason, Good Catholic Historical Fiction
I got a neat book for Christmas called Treason, published by Sophia Institute Press and written by Dena Hunt. I was doubly interested in this book: first because I love historical fiction, especially...
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Romancing the Religion
Forgive the (now somewhat dated) reference to the 80s movie, Romancing the Stone. In his latest book, Fr. Dwight Longenecker seeks to romance something even more valuable than a precious green jewel....
View ArticleChristmas Classics from a Father-Daughter Duo
Just down the Texas highways from me live Kevin McCormick and his daughter Rachel. A mutual friend introduced us, and I learned that Kevin and Rachel has just completed a Christmas album full of...
View ArticleTreason, Good Catholic Historical Fiction
I got a neat book for Christmas called Treason, published by Sophia Institute Press and written by Dena Hunt. I was doubly interested in this book: first because I love historical fiction, especially...
View ArticleRomancing the Religion
Forgive the (now somewhat dated) reference to the 80s movie, Romancing the Stone. In his latest book, Fr. Dwight Longenecker seeks to romance something even more valuable than a precious green jewel....
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