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

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Like An Ox

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My mother in law was a very loving and very stubborn woman. She could have passed for Italian. I called her the ox, though I guess the expre...
Sunday, November 18, 2018

"What I Hate, I Do"

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I am the king of bad habits. I think of them like a Whack-a-Mole game at Dave & Busters--you bop one down into one hole, and another jus...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

Suffering And The Divine Will

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I have full confidence in the healing power of our Lord and the intercession of the saints to obtain miracles on our behalf. I believe our L...
Friday, November 16, 2018

Subsidiarity and Evangelization

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In my line of work, we use something called a CRM system for recruitment and marketing, which is corporate acronymic jargon for Customer Rel...
Sunday, October 28, 2018

Scrupulosity: "A Thousand Frightening Fantasies"

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My seven year old son has a big personality. He is insightful, tender, and sweet. He can also be a fireball, with a larger-than-life presenc...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Night At The Mausoleum

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About a month ago a friend and reader of this blog alerted me to a Satanic "Black Mass" taking place in Philly in mid-October. Now...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

The Habit of Virtue

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My latest article at Catholic Stand: http://www.catholicstand.com/the-habit-of-virtue/
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

A Glutton And A Drunkard

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"Heretics are unhappy men." --St. Jerome Once a month I have the privilege of visiting men at our local prison for two hours. I go...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Blood, Sweat, and Fears

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"If your enemies see that you grow courageous, and that you will neither be seduced by flatteries nor disheartened by the pains and tri...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

When You Can't Take The Stairs

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Many days--most days--I'm really not sure I'm going to make it. I know that sounds overly pious and fatalistic. It does not minimize...
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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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