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 30, 2022

Faithful To The End

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 I have been at my current job for almost ten years now. I think it suits me well, I've found my groove, and I'm relatively competen...

Do The Hard Thing

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 "Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning." --Victor Frankl (neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, aut...
Sunday, November 27, 2022

This Advent, Become The Saint You Were Made To Be

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 One of the great mysteries of the Catholic life and spiritual economy is that God, in the great dignity he bestows on us as men with free w...
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Friday, November 25, 2022

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa

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 "Keep falsehood and lies far from me"  (Prov 30:8) One reason I have such an aversion to politicians is that they rarely, if ever...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Novus Ordo May One Day Save Your Life

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 One of the struggles I have as a traditionally-minded Catholic is to be on guard as David was when he prayed,  “Who can discern his errors?...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Running The Numbers: Surving the Winter With Unorthodox Heating Techniques

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  TL;DR synopsis: this is a non-religious, math-heavy, dad-centric, boring Saturday night post.  Due to the war and the skyrocketing cost of...
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Sunday, November 20, 2022

What Does A Healthy Sex Life Look Like For Married Catholics?

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 The engine is the heart and soul of a car. It runs best with regular maintenance and tuning, and has the potential to break down without it...
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Saturday, November 19, 2022

How To Make Enemies and Alienate People

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 I've been getting bits and bobs of the news of Twitter's takeover by Elon Musk. I'm not sure if Musk has a master plan behind t...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

The Art Of Listening Is The Act Of Charity

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I've always looked to St. Paul's words in his letter to the Phillipians as possessing a kind of secret, a key to freedom, contentmen...
Monday, November 14, 2022

How Not To Be Soft

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 Now that winter is peeking it's frosty head around the corner, I am going into full-on dad mode. Some of it is playing the part, some o...
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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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