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, October 2, 2021

The Ugliness Of Sin

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Judica me, Deus, et discerne causam meam de gente non sancta: ab homine iniquo et doloso erue me Judge me, God, and discern my cause from an...
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Friday, October 1, 2021

The Letter And The Spirit

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 On my way to Mass for First Friday, so this will be a quick and dirty post.  Speaking of it being Friday, my wife and I have been observing...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Having Sex With A Stranger

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  I have been married for eleven years now. I was not a virgin when I got married. I have had my share of participation in the hookup cultur...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

"It's Not A Fight, It's A Grind"

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 I was reading r/personalfinance Reddit today on a thread titled "Can't afford to live at this point" about a single guy tryi...
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Are We Responsible For Our Health?

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A film on my top ten list is Constantine  starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz, based on the DC Comics Hellblazer comic book. It was both...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Ben-Ops and Flops

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 As some of the readers here may know or have read, I briefly lived in a "van down by the river." This was pre-#tinyhouse and pre-...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Why Is It So Hard To Be Good?

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 In titling this post I was primarily regarding my own experience, specifically with regards to this awful-lousy-no-good-bery-bad whole food...
Friday, September 17, 2021

The Burden of Oppression, The Deceptiveness of Despair

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 When I experienced my first major depression in my early twenties, nothing--and I mean nothing--really helped me. Not prayer, not scripture...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

What Does It Mean To Be Faithful

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Something occurred to me when it comes to Calvinists: no one who attends your run-of-the-mill Presbyterian church on a typical Sunday would ...
Friday, September 10, 2021

To Thyself Be True

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A couple years ago I wrote an article for One Peter Five titled, "Two Fingers to Death: On Siberia, Sedes, and Schism." In it I w...
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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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