Our Casual Culture When I go out to a fancy restaurant, I like to dress up a bit. I’m not talking about a full-blown suit, but I do put on a nice shirt and pants. However, regardless of how fancy the restaurant is, I always see people wearing T-shirts, jeans, shorts, and athletic gear. And […]
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I wrote about how I started reading the Baltimore Catechism in a previous article. I’m happy to say that I recently completed the fourth and final volume. The fourth volume of the Baltimore Catechism was definitely my favorite because it provided the most thorough explanations. The first three volumes are tailored more for memorization and
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The Hard Way Over the weekend, I needed to fetch a tub of spackle to patch up some nail holes in the wall. The container with the spackle was on a shelf in the garage behind bicycles and boxes. I really didn’t feel like moving everything out to fetch a single item and then move
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We’re #1! The number one podcast at the start of 2025 was Rosary in a Year, the latest addition to the “… in a Year” series. That’s pretty cool and sparks hope that we’re returning to an era where growing deeper in faith is on par with eating healthy, exercising, and taking care of yourself.
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Many Catechisms I was not aware that the Catechism sold today is a relatively new addition to Catholic doctrine. I thought that the current Catechism dated back to ancient times of scrolls and clay tablets. And while the teachings date back to the early Church, the current CCC only dates back to 1991. But how
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Mary’s Confusion I always found it interesting when reading how Mary and Joseph were confused by Jesus’ childhood behavior. They were confused by Simeon’s prophecy during Jesus’ presentation (4th Joyful Mystery) at the temple as well as when they found Jesus after losing him for three days (5th Joyful Mystery). I chuckle slightly because Mary
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One of my goals for 2024 was to go through the Bible in a Year podcasts. While 2024 hasn’t concluded, I’m on track to complete the series. This is the second time I’ve gone through the Bible. The first time, I read a printed Bible from the Augustine Institute. If given a choice, I definitely
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When we think about the weeks leading up to Christmas, we think of gifts, baked goods, days off of school and work, and parties. In a more religious sense, we think of Advent wreaths, nativity scenes, and the Christmas stories. We don’t usually associate this Christmas season with penance, fasting, and alms giving like we
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I have just completed The Butchering Art, a book detailing one man’s mission to revolutionize Victorian-era surgery, transforming it from a near-certain death sentence into a life-saving practice. In today’s modern world of medicine, we often forget that we aren’t too many generations removed from a world that didn’t know anything about germs and sanitation.
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It’s been a while since I published a post unrelated to politics. I’ve been hard at work redesigning my parish’s website. While our go-live date was initially set for Advent, the powers that be decided to move it to November. I’ve been scrambling to put the finishing touches. I think I created a website that
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