Pater Familias

"Men will take up arms and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love….when harmony prevails, the children are raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbors, friends, and relatives praise the result. Great benefits, both of families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise, however, everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside-down.” --St. John Chrysostom

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Bow Down And Worship

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Living for a number of years as a left-of-center Catholic, I ran in some different circles of varying beliefs. Some of my friends were non-b...
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

The Space Between

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Finding a house in the area we currently live was a challenge. When we set out to move a few years ago, it was one of the first major steps ...
Sunday, October 29, 2017

Hold The Line

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I'm not a Hasidic Jew. I don't know any Hasidic Jews, nor to I pretend to know much about their religion, community, or specific cus...
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Dying In The Prime Of Life

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It has always struck me that the Lord got started with his life's work at age thirty and died three years later. There is not much recor...
Friday, October 27, 2017

Svalbard and the Depositum Fidei

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Somewhere between Norway and the North Pole, in a remote, permafrost-covered area of the Arctic called Svalbard, lies a vault. Named the ...
Thursday, October 26, 2017

A Letter To A Friend, On the Topic of Depression

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Hi ______, Thanks for reaching out, and glad we were able to connect. I’m happy to share my perspective and experience; keep in mine it is m...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

They Took No Oil With Them

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When I used to visit men in prison (a work I am trying to get back into if the County every gets around to approving my clearances) we used ...
Sunday, October 22, 2017

Out Of Bondage

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One of the most innocuous and pernicious sins I have had to deal with in my life has been one that will not be unfamiliar to many people who...
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Fr. John Hardon on the Martyrdom of Witness

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When I was a kid, I was convinced I had come up with the word "Rad." That is, I was the first one to use it, and everyone was just...
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Thursday, October 19, 2017

The Day That Cost Me My Friend

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This is a painful post for me to write. It was painful when it happened on June 26th of this year, and it's painful now. It was a day th...
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I am a happily married 44 year old Catholic father of three. I am not a professional Catholic. I am not an author. I am just an ordinary guy trying to get his family to Heaven, and leaving some breadcrumbs along the way. "I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone." --St. Francis of Assisi
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