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, April 22, 2020

Don't Quit Your Day Job

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The dawn of the internet has given rise to a host of unique opportunities to change the face of work. We're seeing this in the midst o...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

We've Taken "White Space" For Granted

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I start work in twenty minutes, so this is going to be a short post. There is a kind of secular parable I have thought about from time to ...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

"The Spirit of God Left Him:" When Mental Illness and Demonic Obsession Meet

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Last night as I was helping my son prepare for his first Confession, and we were going through an examination of conscience in his St. Jos...
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On Tattoos

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In visiting men in prison and reading the Gospel to them once a month for the past couple years, I have seen a lot of tattoos. It's in...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Am I Really Pro Life?

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When I became Catholic at the age of 18, it was in large part because I had encountered the Lord. He made Himself known to me in my povert...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

This Weekend, Take Your Son To A Barbershop

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Getting a haircut for a man is like painting a room in your home--it doesn't take much of an investment and it tends to pay good returns...
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A Ransomed Love

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The picture of the woman who lived a sinful life in Luke 7 has always moved me. There is something about the desperation of men and women ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

"Big Cooked Wieners": Why Tone Matters in Evangelization

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I have a number of favorite poems that I have memorized, that have stayed with me over the years. One is William Carlos Williams' ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The Truth Will Make You Suffer

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"I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom." --Voltaire Servant of God Fr. John Hardon writes about the "...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

When You Hate To Be Alone...Be Alone

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"All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone."  - Blaise Pascal Humorous memes float aroun...
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I am a happily married 46 year old Catholic father of three. I am not a professional Catholic. I am a reluctant 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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