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Be Proud of Your Faith: You Never Know Who it Will Save

September 18, 2019
On a cloudy January day in 2007 a young man was walking along the Hudson River in New York. “Is this what life is?” he kept asking himself. The city he had moved to, that magical place where he thought he might “find himself,” could be so draining. The young man was single. Most of […]

Mercy and the Heart of Marriage

September 11, 2019
This article is a chapter I contributed to the book, Spirit and Life. What is marriage? The answer is clearly articulated by the Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of […]

Of Storms and Divine Grace

May 20, 2019
Spring in Oklahoma means storms—often violent, terrifying storms. Tornadoes, too, are not uncommmon this time of year, though, while some have struck only a few miles away, we have yet to experience one, thanks be to God. Such storms are frightening because of their intensity and potential for destruction, but also because of the sheer […]

Now Available Everywhere: The Catholic Gentleman: Living Authentic Manhood Today

May 13, 2019
It is the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, and I can’t think of a better day to announce the official launch of The Catholic Gentleman: Living Authentic Manhood Today. It’s dedicated to our Lady, after all. The book is available wherever books are sold, including Barnes & Noble, other online book sellers, and your […]

Rules of the Game: Commandments and the Spiritual Life

May 1, 2019
Watch any sporting event—from football to tennis to Mixed Martial Arts— and you will notice something significant: The inevitable presence of referees. Referees exist to enforce the rules of the game, for any sport worth watching has rules, and sometimes complex rules at that. Rules ensure fair play, but they also give the athletes boundaries […]

The World is on Fire. Here’s What You Can Do to Help.

March 18, 2019
Even a cursory glance at news headlines is enough to plunge one into anxiety. Mass-killings. Inflamed, hate-filled rhetoric. Mutual mockery. Revelings in perversion. Moral debauchery. Religious persecution. Terrorism. Scandals. These are the defining marks of our age, it seems. And that is not to mention the polarized cacophony of insults and vitriol that social media […]

7 Books that Should Be on Your Shelf in 2019

March 7, 2019
The saints tell us that reading a good Catholic book can enrich your soul and help you grow in holiness. And I’ve found that maxim true in my own life. Here are 7 books I recommend reading this year. 1. Tradition and Sanity: Conversations & Dialogues of a Postconciliar Exile (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) In our […]

This Lent, Feed the Hunger Within

March 4, 2019
When we think of Lent, it rarely calls to mind feeding our desires. Rather, for those who fast or engage in other penitential practices, Lent feels like a a seasons of denying our hunger and of mortifying desires. Perhaps it is even a season where we feel physically hungry for the first time in a […]

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