As a member of Toastmasters International, I’ve delivered speeches on many different topics, including circadian rhythm, television test patterns, co-sleeping and the family bed, and interior paint colors. But it wasn’t until shortly before Lent of this year that I…
Resolving Contradictions
John Paul the Great said the Church is a “sign of contradiction,” after the warning of Simeon in Luke 2:34. We, as the Body of Christ, must stand in visible, tangible opposition to anything wrong in the spirit of the…
Using the Internet for Evangelization
I have only been blogging for a little over a year, so please take any advice given here with that in mind. There are some great pioneers in using the internet to spread the Gospel. I am only riding on…
What Does Jesus Bring?
We all envision our future in some way, shape, or form. And as believers, we know that God is a part of this future. But what about when we do face desolation? Or when we’re proclaiming the name of Jesus…
The Feast of Faith
The Eucharist is a meal. It’s the Lord’s Supper, as well as a holy sacrifice. It has to be both. Christ becomes present so that we can not only see him under the appearances of bread and wine but also…
Science and the Catholic Church
“The Catholic Church is archaic” “Catholic teaching is behind the times” “The Church needs to get with the 21st century” Chances are, if you are Catholic, you have either heard these statements or, ahem, uttered them yourself at one time or…
A Week Offline and the New Evangelization
I’d intended to take the Easter Triduum off and then resume blogging, but travel to the land of “no free wifi connection” conspired against me. After fretting for a day or two, I settled into the idea of a relatively…
Divorced and Catholic
I was talking with a friend the other day, who is on the registration committee of our parish. He was telling me about some of the difficulties of registering new parishioners. It seems that some of the people who want…
You are being watched!
In your neighborhood, at work, in school, and on the soccer field at the movies, at the mall, and at church, curious eyes are on you. Why you? Because everyone around you craves something more significant than the joyless life…
Blessed Be the Annoying Catholics
Have you ever met an annoying Catholic? Are you one? Good. Pope Francis thinks you should be. Recently, while reading through Catholic New World, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of Chicago, I came across a story from the Catholic News…