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Yesterday was the feast day of St. Damien of Molokai.  St. Damien was a priest living in the Hawaiian Islands during a time when leprosy was believed to be incurable, deadly and highly contagious.  Anyone with leprosy was exiled to … Continue reading →

I am either in the beginning of or near the end of the second church bulletin adventure for my family.  Towards the end of last summer there was an ad from St. Mary School looking for a science and math … Continue reading →

There comes a point where you want to know what the hell happened to Jesus on that Good Friday so very long ago.  I lived with a Navajo woman one summer and we got into all sorts of conversations about … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these blog posts.  Here are the five things I’m thankful for this week. 1.  A competent accountant I used to file the taxes myself, first on paper and then with TurboTax. … Continue reading →

I recently read a fascinating account of the birth of Jesus as revealed in a vision to St. Bridget.  The account confirmed what Catholic theologians had already taught concerning the interesting ramifications of it being a virgin birth–consequences such as … Continue reading →

Note:  I originally wrote this piece March 29, 2009 around the time the State of Missouri, via its Department of Public Safety, issued a memo called “MIAC Strategic Report: The Modern Militia Movement,” a document which could have classified half the … Continue reading →

We just started my favorite season of the year.  No, it’s not Christmas–that doesn’t start until December 24.  It’s that month of quiet preparation and heartfelt longing and anticipation for Jesus’ coming to earth.  That season is called Advent. Like … Continue reading →

A wife of noble sentiment who can find?  She is worth far more than rubies. Proverbs 31:10 I deliberately copied one word wrong in the above Scripture passage.  Can you guess which one? It struck me this morning that there … Continue reading →

The Roman Catholic Church unapologetically makes the claim to be the One True Church that Jesus Christ founded with all the other Christian churches in some way being incomplete or in error. Before I go any further I want to … Continue reading →

I am a Christian and I live in the United States, which rightly or wrongly has long been perceived by many as a Christian nation. The Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights, is based largely on natural law principles which … Continue reading →