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

Friday, June 2, 2023

The Collapse of Trust

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 I'm watching the Daily Wire What Is A Woman? documentary on Twitter while it's available for free (ending soon). If you see this p...
Thursday, June 1, 2023

Either/Or

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  In my first Systematic Theology course in grad school, my professor introduced himself as a "filthy Thomist." I didn't know ...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Cultus

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I'm of the "I'll take grace wherever I can get it" camp, but I'll admit that when I heard of the news of Pope Paul VI...
Friday, May 26, 2023

Here I Am. Send Me.

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  A lot of hand-wringing and angst-tweeting by faithful Catholics with the in-your-face juggernaut of corporate Pride, Inc. as the month of ...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Analog Memories: Falling In Love and Coming of Age in the 1990's

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  I still remember my first heartbreak. I was seventeen years old, and worked in the summer portaging canoes at a tubing place on the shores...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

A Practical Guide To The Works Of Mercy

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  One of the lamentable pendulum swings in the Church today is to associate the works of mercy we are commanded by the Lord throughout scrip...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Confess Your Sins While You Still Can

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  One of the worst tragedies of the modern Church is the downplaying of sin--both its reality and its effects. The number of ignorant Cathol...
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Sunday, May 21, 2023

What Should A Catholic Family Look Like?

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  Occasionally I get slightly self-conscious because although we are Catholic through and through, and our faith is the most important thing...
Friday, May 19, 2023

It's Okay To Hug Your Son

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  I once had a conversation with a man with same-sex attraction (SSA) about his childhood. His parents were immigrants from Sicily; his fath...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

A Good Name

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  You may or may not have noticed some drama in the Catholic, Inc. world lately over who can or should speak publicly at which events and wi...
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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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