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Yuck!

Maggots. Yes, they have a purpose. Wasps; ouch. Yes, they have a purpose as well. Everything in the world God created has a purpose. Even...

But that's too hard!

A man once called a Priest he knew (who lived in another state) to ask advice. He told the Priest that there was not a single Church in a...

Specific Prayers

How clear are your prayers? Do you pray specifically? Yes, God already knows what you need, but He also wants to hear you pray. The...

This Month...

Oh, by the way, pride is still one of the seven deadly sins!

Disunity

The devil is coming after you today. Well, maybe not you specifically (few of us are powerful enough for the devil to worry about us --...

I Forgot What You Said

She came up to me after Mass one Sunday and said, "I still think that I would like more advice about that thing." "What thing?" I said....

What Will We Do?

I am so glad that I am not a prophet. Prophets have revelation given to them directly by God. Prophets have ecstatic experiences that are...

Faith Nourished

I am curious why people resist tradition. Sometimes I will ask people directly (when I know they will not take it personally) why it is...

Homily Topics

"I've never heard a homily about..." (you fill in the subject). I have heard this many times, and quite often I can (by the grace of God)...

The End of the World

Reading some ancient visions of mystics and other Saints, it is clear that the vast majority of them were focused on Jesus or His blessed...

With Faith

"To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible." St. Thomas Aquinas

Mass Restrictions?

I once read a story about some Catholics who went through a horrible persecution by a totalitarian regime. They had to do without Mass...

Digital Intoxication

I asked a question. No answer. I asked it again. Still no answer. I waited a few more seconds and tried a third time. Nothing. My...

June

Earlier this month was the feast day of St. Charles Lwanga (June 3rd). Years ago he and a number of his companions were martyred because...

The "Church" Told Me To

A father once came to me in distress because one of his children had left the faith as soon as he moved out on his own (a common...

The Word of Truth

I saw a video of a man who crashed his first bike just minutes after purchasing it; he was clearly not handling that motorcycle rightly....

Loving God

Scripture says love does not keep a record of wrongs (cf 1 Corinthians 13). Do you keep a record of your own wrongs by dwelling on sins...

Dress

"The dress of the body should not discredit the good of the soul." St. Cyprian

Criticism

He said to his friend, "all that dark ages stuff, like kneeling for communion and receiving on the tongue, that's just an archaic and...

Becoming Wise

I wonder what it would be like if we had a spiritual-weather webpage? It could tell us that with the current state of events, there is a...

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