The Seasick Catholic

Ash Wednesday and the Woodwork Catholics

Ash Wednesday is the third most attended Mass of the year behind Christmas and Easter. I don’t find that surprising whatsoever. Ash...

Men Need to be Home More

I am away from home on average about 14+ hours a day. Time spent away from my family adds up depending upon whether or not I’ve got any...

Giving Life

When I got off work on Friday I got home a little earlier than normal. I was given the run down from my wife on how the past few days...

The Dad Gospel

I think I’d be “preaching to the choir” if I said that Mass becomes more difficult to focus in on or take in once you have a tot to watch...

"Why a Priest when I got Christ?"

I get it. I know for myself, if I did not have to go to a priest I wouldn’t. I think it is completely human to want to keep our sins to...

Incarnating the Father

Being a better family = being a better father. Salvation is a family event that requires a profession of faith and an act of charity.

Avoiding Consumerism in Mass

I’d like to share an insight into my life and how I struggle personally with the Mass. There is no other place on the planet that I’d...

Thoughts for Advent

Advent is well on its way. December 3rd marks the beginning of the liturgical season known for the preparation of the Lord's coming into...

Saved By the Light

I will never forget sophomore year of college, for all the wrong reasons. It was one of the most difficult years of my life. I knew not...

Saint of the Month for November, 2017

Saint of the Month for November St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737-1811) Feast November 28 I am ambivalent toward obedience. Maybe you are,...

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