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Church Growth

I have been seeing steady growth at St. George for years now. Not explosive, but steady. In fact, I do "RCIA" year round (I do not just...

Be Merry

"Be merry, really merry. The life of a true Christian should be a perpetual jubilee, a prelude to the festivals of eternity." St...

Joy When It Is Raining

Do you enjoy rain? Some people really like it when it rains, and others say it makes them sad. Today is Holy Saturday and it is raining...

Black Friday

If Jesus were merely a human, then today would indeed be "Black Friday" and not "Good Friday" (I am herein going to ignore the secular...

Renewing Baptismal Vows

When was the last time you went back and re-read your baptismal vows? If you do not know where to find them, here are the ones we use at...

Thinking Like the Internet

It is amazing (but actually also quite sad) to see how much our internet habits have formed the way we think about things. This would not...

Show Them Jesus; Confidently

It should be no surprise that false religions are afraid of the truth. Whether it be a pagan religion, or just a simple heathenist view,...

"Don't make our mistake"

A Cardinal in the Netherlands, Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, was interviewed recently about the change of direction that the Church in...

Good and Bad Companions

"Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you. Fly from bad companions as from the...

Communion Rails

I read often lately about how many parishes are restoring their communion rails. This is a very good thing (especially since it was...

A Healthy Distrust

I have always had a healthy distrust in those who are immersed in scientific euphoria. Then, after the Covid farce that was thrown on us,...

Traveling

I am on the road today, heading down to Houston for the Ordinariate's Chrism Mass tonight. The ease with which we travel around these...

Kneeling

Sometimes it is stunning when we, as Catholics, are called upon to defend a Scriptural practice before people who claim to believe the...

Priestly Burnout

A few years ago there was this study that asked all American Catholic priests to answer questions about their ministry. The results were...

This Reason

"The only reason for my being killed is that I have taught the doctrine of Christ. I thank God it is for this reason that I die." St....

Marks of Faithfulness (5)

Have you ever had a gift given to you that you really did not appreciate, and then you put it away somewhere and forgot about it? Then,...

Marks of Faithfulness (4)

Some people are afraid to explain themselves. I am not referring to defending themselves (yet); I mean giving an explanation of who they...

Marks of Faithfulness (3)

The book of Hebrews tells us (in chapter 12:1-11) that only illegitimate children are without discipline. This was an attitude in the...

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