Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
Father Lew is also a great supporter of the tried-and-tested idea of what he calls the Bavarian style of praying the Rosary — “Bavarian” way because he sees it as very popular in Bavaria and the south of Germany. “It’s not quite scriptural, but it’s almost there.” Simply, at the end of the Hail Mary … Read more
He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble. Proverbs 21:23 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Many have fallen by the … Read more
The incense is rising again. Not just in Gothic cathedrals or Latin Mass enclaves—but in the hearts of young Americans who, against every cultural current, are swimming upstream toward Catholicism. It’s a phenomenon that baffles secular elites and liberal Protestants alike. How, in this age of deconstruction and digital nihilism, could the Church of hierarchy, … Read more
Men are not inspired by diversity, equity, and inclusion. Whatever else they may be, these are not masculine qualities. Young men are simply not signing up to become priests — certainly not in the numbers that they used to. According to the Vatican’s Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, the past 12 years have seen a continuing decline … Read more
Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Matthew 6:24 Related PostsA Magnificent Description of the Immigrant Church of 1900-1950 Holocaust survivor rebukes Pope Francis for suggesting Israel’s actions in Gaza are ‘genocide’ Priestcraft, then & now Why Men Need a Band of Brothers | Into the Breach Flannery O’Connor: Wildcat … Read more
Fairy tales do not give a child his first idea of bogy. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of the bogy. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to … Read more
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. G.K. Chesterton Related PostsThe ‘Dangerous Inversion’ What’s Old is New 5 Things Former Satanists Want You To Know About The Occult | The Catholic Talk Show Seeking God in the Life You Have … Read more
I find absolutely no grounds for optimism, and I have every reason for hope. Fr. Paul Mankowski (quoting Wilfrid Sheed) Related PostsFive Steps to Begin Overcoming Bitterness A Tale of Two Sisters An optimistic rejoinder Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits This Is What Authentic Masculinity Looks Like | Into the Breach
Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz Related PostsNo Common Love, No Common Life On Our Knees and at Our Beads 8 Ways to Start Rolling Back Church Coronavirus Restrictions Now Dare we hope? The Promise of a Post-Covid Church
Piety is one of the popular virtues, whereas soap and Socialism are two hobbies of the upper middle class. G.K. Chesterton Related PostsWhat Is “Rent Seeking”? Why College Degrees Are Losing Their Value “Lord, Teach Us to Pray”: Reflections on Fulton Sheen Divine Mercy Chaplet | Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Why Does Anyone Go … Read more
The Holy Spirit of discipline flees deceit and withdraws from senseless counsels. Wisdom 1:5 Related PostsFaith and Works Two ways to get enough – G.K. Chesterton The Jewish Roots of Christianity: How Jesus and the Apostles Kept the Law History and the Holy Family A Question from Marriage Prep That Belongs in the Dating Sphere
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. Fred Allen Related PostsMemorare Of St. Bernard You always hear me Lord, keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth. The Liberal Voters Biden Doesn’t Want Resentment
Never wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw Related Posts“The light within” – G.K. Chesterton A Mencken for Catholics Is there a better way to rebel against the sin of pride than with the ultimate image of humility? The Tongue and Forgiveness The Rot of the Prestigious … Read more
Sinners make the best saints. graffiti Johnny Cash – God’s Gonna Cut You Down Related PostsModesty The Strange Case of Anti-Christian Christianity In Praise of Catholic Grandmothers Calumny Walker Percy and Abortion
Act of Contrition O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You. I detest all my sins because of Your just punishments, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Your grace to sin … Read more
Be gone Satan! Lord, I am perishing, save me. Related PostsJesus, I trust in You! Putin is doing his best to out-fascist Mussolini Suspicion Strength Four Disciplines of Worthy Disciples
Praise the Lord for He Is Good. For His mercy endures forever. Related PostsWhy Healing From Trauma Requires Forgiveness w/ Dr. Bob Schuchts Fairy Tales and Children and St. George Christians will be persecuted Spiritual Guidance From Padre Pio The Politics of the Gospel: An Interview with Cornel West and Robert P. George
Not 2 worry! Msgr. Jerry Calovini Related PostsHow to Catechize a Middle Schooler Wendell Berry, the Benedict Option, and the Vocation of Fatherhood Live rightly A Generation Unlike Us – Generation Z Palm Sunday – Msgr. Charles Pope
God, come to my assistance. Lord, make haste to help me. Related PostsOur Deepest Fear Eucharistic procession in Madison, WI, traverses sites of looting, unrest 7 Books for August: Catholic Kids, Read About Our Lady, Angels and the Saints Approval The exceptional Catholic novelist behind the popular Downton Abbey
Holy Spirit of truth, let me see others as You see them. Related PostsLittle Big Men Cultivating Chastity: Advice for Young Catholics Living in a Sex-Obsessed Culture Wronged The Media’s Oh-So-Devout Catholic Joe Biden Has Run Into a Little Trouble With the Bishops… I Left Catholicism Because of Church Scandals…
O man, when the world hates you and is faithless toward you, think of your God, how He was struck and spat upon. You should not accuse your neighbor of guilt, but pray to God that He be merciful to you both. St. Nicholas of Flue Related PostsOn kneeling The Vatican Is Wasting Its Authority … Read more
St. Fiacre and St. Francis of Rome, help us drive safely and have good and right judgement, patience, wisdom, mercy and charity, and keep us and our passengers safe while driving. Related PostsWilliam Shakespeare Was Catholic — Here’s the Evidence Chicago: Where Eucharistic Revival Goes to Die Forgiveness – Jacques Philippe Peace of Heart Pride
I ask my guardian angel to help me have faith, hope, love, gratitude, mercy and forgiveness, repentance, humility, charity, chastity, compassion, patience, a clean tongue, perseverance, self-control, wisdom, joy and good cheer. Related PostsLife Lessons: Four Pillars, Three Little Pigs Undeserved Derision from the New York Times Jesus, I trust in You Abigail Shrier: Stop … Read more
BVM, St. Joseph, St. Monica and St. Jude Thaddeus, help arrange Divine Appointments to have all of our grandchildren baptized and to bring our children and grandchildren, siblings, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and all their significant others back to the Church and to prayer. Related PostsRadical Lives Matter – An Old, Old Story Archbishop Chaput’s … Read more
I pray to God for good to come to those who have hurt and wronged me and I forgive them…. Related PostsEverything Beautiful, Abortion Destroys: Mother Teresa in 1985, 35 Years Ago Playful Deeds and Jokes Clergy Sexual Abuse A modest proposal for Christian debates over modesty Hell Hath No Fury Like a Female Democratic … Read more