Faith
October 2026
: Relationship The central theme of the human experience is relationship. We were made to be in communion with …
: What Hell Is English is a utilitarian language that prioritizes efficiency. In this drive for more perfect …
September 2026
: All or Nothing We live in a culture of absolutes. As children, we knew the world as black and white. While that …
: Fasting Fasting is a key feature, and one of the least popular aspects, of Lent. We usually consider it to …
August 2026
: Blocked God is all-knowing and all-powerful, but it would be a contradiction for Him to impose His will upon …
: Submission Life is full of paradox, perhaps none more profound than our relationship with God. The Baltimore …
July 2026
: We Shall Not Be Overcome We exist in a material world, but one that is not isolated. It is enshrouded in a larger, immaterial …
June 2026
: Let it Burn St. Paul talks about foolishness for Christ, the willing embrace of the counter-cultural lifestyle …
: Allure Mass attendance is up. At my parish, the men under 30 demographic is quickly outpacing the women in …
: In the Footsteps of Saints Travel to Italy, France, or Spain and you’ll be inundated with churches, relics, and burial places. …
May 2026
: Childlike Jesus’ love for children is shared in story after story. This is not really a mystery; while a cynic …
: Church Family Spend a few months attending the same Mass at your parish, and you’ll grow accustomed to the faces …
April 2026
: Scent of Sanctity There is a moment in our lives, sometime around middle or high school, in which we learned how to …
March 2026
: Reconciled Over the decade plus that I’ve written on this blog, I’ve built a solid habit of receiving the …
: Long Lens It’s cliché to write about how short-fused we’ve become. In the golden age of comfort, where snacks …
February 2026
: Mother The theological dynamism of the Holy Family is challenging to comprehend, but easier to grasp is the …
: Limitless The days and years roll by, and now my third child, Lucy, is preparing to receive her First …
January 2026
: Prayer as Ritual Prayer is the most important thing we can do, and the thing we struggle with the most. Perhaps it’s …
December 2025
: Immaculate Conception The Church holds that there is no further revelation after Christ. Christ is the fulfillment of …
: Prepare Be Prepared is the motto that many of us memorized growing up, later turning into a marketing …
November 2025
: Yes, Kings Human government has always been a tricky balance. Incentives are powerful forces in politics, …
: End of Days As the liturgical year winds down, the readings at the Sunday Mass focus on the end times, something …
: Faithful Departed With All Saints Day, and All Souls Day behind us, we are entering into the end of the liturgical …
October 2025
: Genealogy The Old Testament, in particular, contains several long and confusing lineages. Whether conducting a …
: I Will Serve Our core identity is as children of God, in an intimate relationship with our Creator and bearing …
: Given Up for You The prayers of the Church are always with us. In our private and communal prayer, the words we pray …
September 2025
: Inspire Life was never simple; it was never easy. Our parents, grandparents, and great parents endured …
: Choice Pain is a warning system of the body; it’s a signal to our brains that there’s a problem somewhere …
: Ecclesia In his 1946 book Remade for Happiness, Bishop Fulton Sheen dedicates considerable time challenging …
: Give War A Chance There is a grave sickness afflicting our society and culture. Too many people don’t believe in God; …
August 2025
: One Week This summer was the first time Benedict went off to overnight camp by himself. The camp was a …
: Resets Constant renewal is the call of the Christian life, and the desire for starting fresh marries up …
: Why It’s easy to tell ourselves that we should trust in God. We should, but we rarely act like it. …
July 2025
: Doubt St. Thomas, along with his brother Apostles, spent three full years in ministry with Jesus. He …
: Vocation In God’s plan of salvation, we each play a role. Whether quietly ministering to our corner of the …
: Gaze The disciples in yesterday’s Gospel were sent out in pairs to proclaim the good news and returned …
June 2025
: Deafness Like characters in the Bible, there are many stories in the lives of the saints that we can identify …
: Fiat God’s perfect plan is predicated on the participation of man. This principle, though it confounds …
: Let the Fire Fall It’s easy to see fire as purely destructive. There’s nothing quite as jarring as seeing a …
May 2025
: System of Logic The world is awash in bad ideas, and far too many people are willing to accept them at face value. …
April 2025
: Mercy The Church is many things, but one of its best attributes is that it is a place for thinkers. …
: Jesus is King Who is this Jesus, the one to whom the crowd flocks, then condemns? Who is this Jesus, who claims to …
: Witness I’ve always had great respect for evangelical Christians and LDS. When we lived in the Deep South, …
March 2025
: Extreme Comfort There’s little doubt that we are living the most comfortable lives any human has ever experienced. …
: Shout There’s a famous quote of St. Augustine in which he objectively observes God’s pursuit of him during …
: Seek My young daughter was thumbing through her children’s Catechism last week, when she excitedly shared …
February 2025
: Slush February is rapidly coming to a close, and the first signs of spring are starting to appear across …
January 2025
: Some Better Thing We’re two weeks into the new year, and the grand designs that many of us made are at risk of …
: Jubilee It’s been 25 years since the Catholic Church last celebrated the Jubilee. I was in middle school in …
December 2024
: Swept to Safety In the entirely of salvation history, there are stories, major and minor, that all play their part. …
: The Great I Am Born on Christmas Day is the King of Kings. He arrived in a damp, cold, dark place, in some cave in …
: Arrival With Thanksgiving behind us, we’ve entered into what feels like the busiest time of the year. In …
November 2024
: Written for Me Though I haven’t committed to routine self-improvement in the past two years, there was a recent …
October 2024
: Overflowing A good way to think about our lives, especially our spiritual lives, is as a cup. We can choose what …
: Things of Heaven For the many hours that I’m awake during the day, there are many things on my mind. I have what I …
September 2024
: Small Moments When we aspire to greater things, we tend to fall into the trap of making big plans. I’ve never run …
: The Plans For I know well the plans I have in mind for you —oracle of the LORD— plans for your welfare and not …
: Cloak In the Bible and Sacred Tradition, there are certain items to which we ascribe special meaning. God …
August 2024
: Drift Winding down the mind at night is seldom easy. Our racing minds make lists, rehash events of the …
: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence My favorite Church song is a bit haunting. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, like much of our …
July 2024
: Sacred Silence Without doubt, there’s real renewal happening in the Catholic Church. The new guard is stepping into …
June 2024
: Heavenly Delights On Saturday, my daughter, Felicity, received her First Holy Communion. It was a day that she’d …
May 2024
: A Blast of Trumpets The design of our parish draws heavy inspiration from the great Italian basilicas. A large dome …
April 2024
: Pray, Now Many times, this blog has noted the depth and breadth of devotions within the Catholic Church. The …
: Above All Things Starting in our earliest years of formation, we learn that we were made to love God “above all …
: Mercy, Not Justice Yesterday was the Feast of Divine Mercy, a holy day that Jesus Himself requested in His apparitions …
: Sequence Christians, to the Paschal Victim Offer your thankful praises! A Lamb the sheep redeems; Christ, who …
March 2024
: Talent Every priest has a unique gift that he offers the Church. Young men who go straight from high school …
February 2024
: Contend The nature of the human condition is that we each bear an overriding character flaw. This is …
January 2024
: Daily Burn Each time a pilot prepares to fly an aircraft, he does a fuel calculation. Based on the current …
: Chasm There are an infinite number of ways that COVID changed the way in which we live our lives. Though …
December 2023
: Counterfeit Sacrament It’s been quite the comedown from the moral clarity of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict. John …
November 2023
: Aslan’s Roar The Chronicles of Narnia are legendary in their own right, a series of books worthy of sparking the …
: Moment of Conversion Life is a series of checkpoints, moments along the path that lead us to our final destination. In …
October 2023
: Foretaste Although easily forgotten in the midst of this week’s kickoff of the end-of-year holidays, the …
September 2023
: Scriptural Confession I went to confession last weekend for the first time in many months. I try to go every other week, …
: Five Minutes Spirituality is a major component of what it means to be human. We have a connection with our …
August 2023
: The Genius of Mass Most Catholics ignore their obligation to go to Sunday Mass. Their reasons are myriad, but it’s a …
July 2023
: Fifty-Four I recently finished reading Atomic Habits, the pop culture phenom beloved by productivity hackers in …
: Trust In the most difficult and stressful times of our lives, it’s easy to lose control of our thoughts. …
April 2023
: Transform It can be hard, intellectually, to grasp the transformative power of Jesus. We all know the personal …
March 2023
: The Simple Path to Holiness When I wrote my first book, I didn’t take a month off work and rent a cabin in the woods. That may …
: Start with Listening For the first time in many years, our parish is holding a weekly Bible study. Although the children …
February 2023
: Preparation It’s been just over sixty days since the joy of Christmas morning, and here we are back in a time of …
: Obedient to Prayer If I were to sketch out a schedule for my ideal day, there would be several opportunities for prayer …
January 2023
: Bible in a Year It took me far too long to set aside the time necessary to read the Bible. I went to Catholic school …
December 2022
: The Prodigal Son The story of the prodigal son is a famous one because of its relatability. We’ve all acted …
November 2022
: True Gratitude Thanksgiving is a remarkably calm period in my life. Not only does it signal the final few weeks of …
: Simple Truths A common assumption is that children, because their minds are still developing, can’t process …
: Torrents of Mercy We have a sanitized view of Jesus’ crucifixion. Although we have visuals of it everywhere, the sheer …
: Constant Renewal The great spiritual lesson of St. Francis was that the key to a healthy spiritual life is to have a …
October 2022
: Overrun Temptation is a very personal thing. Each of us struggle with our blend of habitual sin. It’s not …
September 2022
: Plese Destroy I took my son to Confession this weekend. He’s still pretty new to the Sacrament, so each time he …
August 2022
: Behold, Your Mother Catholics catch a lot of shade from other Christians over the idea that we don’t live the Bible. A …
: Come Let Us Adore Although I’m a cradle Catholic, I’ve never really read the entire Bible. I learned about parts of it …
: Comfort Last night, when my work for the day was done, I laid down in my very comfortable bed. I recently …
July 2022
: Spring Water Growing up, I’d drink nothing but milk. Now, for lunch that can’t possibly be true, but I have a …
June 2022
: Universal Church To prepare Benedict for receiving his First Communion and Confirmation, Alison and I thought he …
May 2022
: Sacred Treasure Benedict is about to receive his First Communion, and he’s very excited about it. We’ve prepared for …
: A Fresh Look For over a year now, we’ve lived in our new house. I think that it takes time to get used to your …
April 2022
: Increments Lent is quickly winding down, and perhaps the success of your Lenten rituals is a bit checkered. …
March 2022
: Examination of Conscience Last month, my son received his first confession. As he was preparing to receive the Sacrament again …
: A Sense of the Sacred A few years ago, I watched a documentary about the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay. They …
: Never Wasted Starting or growing a habit of prayer can seem like a big lift. We first have to restructure our day …
February 2022
: 13 Cents Lent is upon us, this year’s opportunity for us to take a fresh look at our spiritual life. As our …
: Icy Slopes I went skiing for the first time in my life last week. We started discussing a trip in July and …
: Detailing Our vacation plan for this year included a trip to the Great White North to enjoy a week of snow, …
January 2022
: Preparations I love to drive. Each year, our family takes two or three major road trips. These are highlights of …
December 2021
: Love So Deep The bright Christmas lights that lit homes in my neighborhood since Thanksgiving have gone dark. For …
: Now In some ways, I think that we like the busyness of life. Sure, everyone complains and uses it as an …
: Make Straight Paths Advent is like happy Lent. Both seasons are penitential, and both invite us to prepare our hearts …
November 2021
: Scripture Before Phone I just finished reading The Common Rule by Justin Earley. A former missionary and currently an …
October 2021
: Stony Hearts Certain things stand out to me when I read the news. Lately, it’s been the callous words that …
: Month of the Rosary It’s hard to believe that October is already here. The dog days of summer are over, kids are back in …
September 2021
: When A Child Prays Franciscan University of Steubenville has a great culture of prayer. After each Mass, everyone …
: Incremental Progress Five months ago, Alison and I woke up on a Saturday morning and headed into our front yard. Over the …
March 2021
: Lent. Oops. If you can recall, I started Lent with a lot of confidence. Well, I planned for it with a lot of …
February 2021
: Lent IRL We’re two days away from the start of Lent. Over the past decade, my views on the Lenten season have …
: Building Your Domestic Church What’s the difference between a priest and a husband? In a word: scale. What the priest does for his …
: Scripture Under the Stars Many times on this blog, I’ve shared my love of walking. It’s the exercise that I most enjoy, and …
January 2021
: Taste Our senses guide us as we move through the world and animate our path as we go. We see colors, …
December 2020
: A Prepared Heart Advent is here, that most joyous of seasons. In my neighborhood, everyone put up their Christmas …
November 2020
: Thankful for What It’s been a year. 2020 ushered in a new decade and along with it so much hope. As we’ve slugged out …
October 2020
: Pandemic Confession I’ve made no secret that I’m a frequent recipient of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Once or twice …
August 2020
: Answered Prayers In the months leading up to my daughter’s birth, I was anxious. Both of her sisters took nearly two …
: Start I have a subscription to Magnificat that I’ve had for over a year now. It’s a wonderful prayer …
July 2020
: Daily Preventative Medicine Virtue is the antidote to sin. It’s not enough to avoid sin, whether by white-knuckling it or …
June 2020
: First Communion I made my First Communion more than two decades ago. In that time, I’ve rarely been more than seven …
April 2020
: Out of the Tomb After an epic Lent, Easter has finally come. The earth is teeming with the new life of Spring and we …
March 2020
: Renewal Last week kicked off Spring. Not many of us are feeling the usual cheerfulness and refreshment that …
: St. Joseph While I normally post once per week, I wanted to write today because it’s a special day. While the …
: Connecting While Isolated Difficult times for Catholics are here. From the founding of our Church, community has been a …
: Specter of Pandemic In late December and early January, the Wuhan virus was a distant trouble. It was an outbreak …
: Kids and Lent I’m always caught off guard by my kids gaining new abilities. They rarely tell me that they’re ready …
February 2020
: Let Us Go to God’s House I spent a few hours on Saturday morning at a men’s retreat. The theme of this year’s retreat was …
: Preparing for Lent Ash Wednesday is a little more than two weeks away. The joy of the Christmas season is fading as we …
January 2020
: Twenty Twenty Focus The constant rushing of life can feel crushing. Like the overwhelming power of a waterfall, events …
December 2019
: The Joy of the Season In the blink of an eye, the end of 2019 is just over a week away and we’re at the threshold of the …
November 2019
: Poverty I had a dream a few months ago that my family and I were refugees. My dream was vivid. We arrived in …
: On Retreat I made my first private retreat in twelve years last weekend. I left all of my electronics at home, …
October 2019
: Spiritual Health Spirituality is an integral part of what it means to be a human person. Ignore your physical health, …
September 2019
: Little Kids Praying Praying with little kids is often a difficult experience. While I try to set a good example, my kids …
April 2019
: Lent Lost We’ve moved beyond the season of Lent and into the joy of Easter. About this time each year, I …
February 2019
: The Gift of Faith A few weeks ago, I attended a men’s prayer breakfast at my parish. The speaker gave a short talk on …
February 2018
: 21 Years I just celebrated the 21st anniversary of my First Reconciliation. Confession is the gym of Catholic …
January 2018
: Integrating the Bible in Your Life I want to share something with you that made an outsized impact on my life last year. For me, 2017 …
October 2017
: The Impact of a Great Confession Each time I move to a new place, there are two people that I need to find. The first is a great …
December 2016
: Offense & Defense Watch any sporting event, and you’ll quickly learn that having a strong offense or defense is seldom …
: Perfect is the Enemy of Good As 2016 comes to a close, we’re on the cusp of the New Year Resolutions bonanza. Each year I share …
November 2016
: Returning to Divine Freedom The faith of the martyrs has always been an inspiration to me. Throughout history, men and women of …
October 2016
: Take Permission to Pray I’m a recovering productivity addict. I used to love optimizing everything. I’d find the best apps, …
: Giving Up on Giving Up Slowly One of my favorite Relient K songs opens with the verse, “I’m giving up on giving up slowly.” It’s a …
August 2016
: Making Time for Prayer Over the past year, I’ve felt an increasing desire to incorporate more prayer time into my day. …
: Making the Invisible, Visible Faith is a gift, and one that parents try to transmit to their children. Those who have a strong …
June 2016
: Sin Drags You Down I’m never more keenly aware of the physical effects of sin in my life than right after confession. I …
May 2016
: We’re Too Comfortable When it comes to fallen away Catholics, especially those who had a negative experience of the Church …
April 2016
: St. Joseph: Human Placing yourself in Bible stories is one of the most widely recommended spiritual exercises when it …
: Eliminate the Possibility A great struggle in the single life is the lack of permanence. When casually dating, playing the …
: The Danger of Despair There are many obstacles to living a holy life. We must overcome our environment, our past choices, …
March 2016
: Discounting the Eucharist In my previous reflection on the intimacy of the Eucharist, I started to write about the insidious …
: Eucharistic Intimacy Your faith life has the potential to be the most intimate relationship in your life. It’s a …
February 2016
: A Rich Spiritual Life What does it mean to have a rich spiritual life? What would your day need to look like in order to …
January 2016
: The Sky Rarely Falls People have been predicting the end of the United States and the collapse of the dollar since the …
December 2015
: The Daily Struggle for Goodness When you’re trying to live a better life, a holier life, don’t expect evil to just roll over and …
: Turning Your Thoughts Back to God We have a lot of mentally idle time. Folding laundry, cleaning the kitchen, running errands, and …
: Hell Isn’t For Me While I was in Drivers Ed, I learned a valuable lesson. Where your eyes go, the car goes. We’re …
: Ask God for the Big Things Understanding God with the human mind is impossible. In order to help us bridge that gap into the …
: Lean on God It’s human nature to want to be independent. We want to be free to make our own decisions and have …
: Evil is Real How many times have we witnessed the great falls of those whom claim to be holy and religious? How …
November 2015
: Gratitude is at the Heart of the Christian Life Today, we celebrate the amazing Thanksgiving. Although this humble holiday tends to get trampled on …
: Starting Fresh We all love a fresh start. New beginnings are always full of hope, excitement, and promise. We feel …
: We’re Not Guaranteed Any Time In the course of our human existence, we’re faced with tragedies, none more sorrowful than the …
: A Powerful Confession Strategy I try to go to Confession once a month, but sometimes my schedule conspires against me. In early …
: Confession-phobia The fear of Confession is deadly. It’s healthy to have some amount of fear of the Sacrament. That …
October 2015
: Prayer and Flowers This summer, Alison and I really got into gardening. We had an herb garden on our back porch along …
: A Refuge in the World I don’t spend nearly enough time in Adoration. When I was in middle school, my mom and I were …
: The Worst Time to Discern The absolute worst time to make a discernment is when you’re mired in sin. Yet, we do it all the …
: 3 Reasons to Pray the Rosary Daily The Rosary is an amazing prayer. While it may be easy to discount it as rote, there’s a real beauty …
September 2015
: Incredible Martyrs I’m encouraged by the stories of martyrs. Their fortitude in the face of unimaginable pain and …
: Fear of Prison I wasn’t planning on revealing my biggest fear in life before an international radio audience, but I …
: The Sign of the Cross “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Several times a day, we open …
: The Forgiving and Perfecting Eucharist It’s easy to fatigue on Catholic cliches. We use them ad nauseam until something beautiful and …
: The Gift of Private Confession I’m thankful for private confession. If I had to confess my sins publicly, in front of my own …
: Keep the Fires Burning As Catholics, there are many things that we too easily take for granted. Our regular encounters with …
August 2015
: Coping with Loss It’s said that we tend to experience God in times of tribulation more than in our daily life. People …
: Stop Sin in its Tracks In aviation, all mishaps, crashes, and fatalities are the result of a chain reaction of decisions. …
: Don’t Let Vice Kill You You’re likely a pretty good person. You go about your life doing the right thing every day. You have …
July 2015
: Try A Different Mass We all have personal preferences. Our personality usually shows forth when we choose to act on those …
: Small Blessings Lead You God’s plan for your life is multidimensional. Thousands of small events, shifts, and changes of …
: Do the Right Thing I once had a boss who told me that it’s never too late to do the right thing. Oftentimes when we …
: Dress Up for Mass Growing up, my family always dressed up for Mass. Though I recognize how expensive it must’ve been …
June 2015
: Endure Misery Life is full of a range of emotions. There are days when we’re over the moon and others when we’re …
: Embrace Confession In what I suspect is a universal experience among Catholics, I always get nervous in the Confession …
: Nocturnal Adoration When I was in Middle School, my Mom and I signed up for the local chapter of the Nocturnal Adoration …
: Give to the Beggar Earlier this summer, Alison’s family was in town and we made the trek into DC. While there, I was …
: Refuse to Fall There comes a point in our lives when we have to stand up to sin. Sin, both great and small, has the …
: Know Your Mother I find it easier to understand God’s surpassing mercy now that I am a parent. The love that I feel …
May 2015
: Spiritual Springs Growing up, my grandparents’ house was our vacation destination of choice. My Dad was often …
: Sin Isn’t A Foregone Conclusion There are many myths surrounding sin. These myths are lies that we’ve either told ourselves or have …
: With Your Help I’m not God. I didn’t rise from the dead of my own volition. I didn’t save countless souls from …
: Finding Time to Pray My daily prayer time is often a moving target. Depending on what the day has in store for me, I …
: Look to St. Joseph One of the traditions in my line of Collins men is that each of us share the same middle name, …
: One Step Closer to Holiness The battle for self-control is one that’s waged daily. We’re constantly being pulled in two …
April 2015
: At Home in Church I try to make it to Confession at least once a month and typically end up making it about twice per …
: The Burden of Freedom Freedom is a wonderful thing. Since you’re reading this, you’re one of the lucky ones who has the …
: Even Jesus was Tempted I hate temptation. It’s always so exciting and alluring, especially if I give it any attention at …
March 2015
: When is it Enough? The lives of the saints are a great mystery to us. How is it that ordinary men and women, both lay …
: Read God’s Book Last Fall, Alison, Benedict, and I traveled to my cousin’s wedding. While there, I saw one of those …
: Idle Hands I recently watched an interview with a Benedictine monk done by a local TV station out West. They …
February 2015
: Daily Prayer List We all have many things in our lives that we like to pray for. A list of intentions floats around in …
: Support Our Priests Growing up, priests were a constant presence in my house. My parents were very diligent in …
: Sublime Forgivness The struggle with the Sacrament of Confession is a lifelong one for Catholics. Our struggle is a …
: How to Grow this Lent Unbelievably, today is Ash Wednesday. In just a few hours, the hunger pangs will start to set in as …
: Falling Forward in Lent With Lent just around the corner, another opportunity for us to refocus our energies and prayer life …
: Avoid Whatever Leads You to Sin I’m usually not very forgetful, but there’s one time that I am. During Confession, after the priest …
January 2015
: Make this Lent Matter It’s hard to believe, but in a little over three weeks, we’ll begin our annual journey called Lent. …
: Hospital for Sinners It’s no secret that I love the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I don’t love the feelings of anxiety …
: Beat the Devil Out of You No one likes being a failure. We all have that one sin that we’re dying to beat. I bet yours came …
: The Constancy of God We’ve all experienced a time of great betrayal in our lives. An instance when we were comfortable …
December 2014
: Reclaiming Peace Our lives are filled with boundless triumphs and difficult trials. If you look back at the past 10, …
: Christmas Reflection Merry Christmas! The days of preparation of Advent are over and we’re now finally celebrating the …
: Live A Saintly Life When it comes to fitness, it’s easy to tell when you’re out of bounds. That fateful day when you hop …
: Outsmart Temptation Temptation is a fork in the road. We either freely choose to avoid sin, or we freely choose to …
: Out of Sight Should Be Kept Out of Mind A few weeks ago, Alison, Benedict and I attended my sister’s wedding in Pittsburgh. Maree’s wedding …
November 2014
: The Divine Office: What is it? The Divine Office is the universal prayer of the Church. It’s also know as the Liturgy of the Hours …
: Grow in Patience Patience is a virtue that I’m not very good at. Patience is a great virtue to have. It allows you to …
: Primary Devotion The Church is a wide and open road. While there are essential components of the spiritual life, such …
: Disbelief with Faith As a part of the Catholic Church, we are members of an extraordinary community. We routinely have …
: Why Do You Go to Mass? Why do you go to Mass? In our lives, the intent behind an action is sometimes more important than …
: Grace Grace is a gift. It’s given freely to us by God, available to us the moment we choose to accept it. …
October 2014
: No Shortcuts A few weeks ago, we heard at Mass the Gospel in which Peter tried to get Jesus to skip the Passion. …
: Make A Pilgrimage There’s an ancient practice in Christianity that’s lost some of its spice. That’s the practice of …
: Use the Church Life can be a challenging journey. While we have amazing highs, we also have deeply dark lows. Part …
: Mass Journal What would it be like if at every Mass you attended, you had a breakthrough moment? What would it be …
: How to Ease into Daily Prayer Any time you try to establish a new habit, the best implementation is gradual. If you start too …
: What if We Lived the Way We Ought? When did being pious start being perceived as pretentious? Benedict has recently gotten onto a very …
September 2014
: Get Off the Broken Road Our spiritual walk is a marathon, not a sprint. That means that there are going to be a lot of times …
: Be Merciful We all love mercy when we’re the recipient. When we’re the giver, however, it’s much more difficult. …
: Be A Saint, Now I think that we have a pretty unhealthy view of Heaven. I’d venture to guess that most Catholics, …
: Pray and Don’t Worry Prayer and worry are incompatible. If you pray and then worry, your prayer is cancelled out. Prayer …
August 2014
: Meet A Saint We’re card carrying members of the Communion of Saints. While we spend quite a bit of time rubbing …
: Schedule A Fast Day We fast twice per year, both days during Lent. Out of the 365 days of the year, 363 are essentially …
: Managing Your Daily Prayer Time Do you ever go entire days without talking to your wife? Of course, not! Yet, we often find …
: Examine Your Conscience Nightly The other weekend at Mass, the priest gave a fabulous homily. It was one of those homilies that you …
July 2014
: Building Our Own Prisons Temptation is difficult to endure. You’re actually not doing anything wrong by being tempted. It’s …
: Change One Fault Per Month Two weeks ago, I wrote about conversion in our lives. In the post, I talked about how conversion …
: Holy Baby Steps When we’re ready to change our lives, we want it to happen fast. We want to lose the weight, today. …
June 2014
: Stop Treating Mass like A Drive-Thru Our lives are busy. We have work, family obligations, and personal goals that we’re trying to …
: Where Are You Going? We weren’t made for life on Earth. We were made to know, love, and serve God in this life and be …
May 2014
: Doing the Right Thing It’s never too late to do the right thing. When I started working on Catholic Husband early last …
April 2014
: Trust the Lord Life is definitely not always easy. In the human experience we each have times of extreme joy and of …
: Last Words Yesterday we talked about giving each day to God at the moment you wake up. But what about at the …
: First Words There’s a curious phenomena in driving that involves your eyes. When you look in a direction other …
: Rest on the Sabbath Every year, it seems to go the exact same way. Just a few days before Ash Wednesday and I still …
: Keeping it Clean Secrecy is the enemy of love. Secrecy drives us to lie, obscure facts, and not be true to ourselves. …
: Be Persistent Persistence is a virtue that is lost among many today. We see something we want, we try to get it, …
: Be Generous We tend to think of generosity as costing us something. Generosity fills us more deeply than …
March 2014
: Prayer Corner We all have a way of giving physical spaces certain designations. The gym is the place where we work …
: Retreats In the Catholic Church, we spend a considerable amount of time educating our youth about the Faith. …
: The Transition Today is an amazing day. Today is March 19th, the Feast of St. Joseph. One year ago today, Catholic …
: Why I Love Lent For many years growing up, I hated Lent. I hate the color purple and everything liturgical was so …
: Be Responsible The era of immaturity is dead. As men, we get to enjoy the benefits of manhood. We can drink, buy …
: When God Says “No” There is an experience that is common among all of us. There is something that you really want and …
February 2014
: Why You Don’t Pray with Her You don’t make the time. It isn’t a priority. You’ve never asked. You’ve never done it before. No …
: Ponder Your Mistakes Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. It’s a fatal character flaw that is regularly found in men. …
: The Benefits of Regular Confession Every 3 months or 3,000 miles, you’re supposed to take your car in for routine maintenance. It’s a …
: Destroying Bad Habits Over the course of our lives, we develop many habits. Some of these habits will take us further than …
: Trusting God You really can’t go wrong placing your trust in God. Still, it’s one of the hardest things we can do …
: Blessings at Mass Sunday Mass is a beautiful thing. It neatly wraps up one week and begins the next, all in one giant …
January 2014
: Finding Contentment Contentment. It’s a rare beast in our world. Contentment represents something that we all want, but …
: Keeping God’s Hands Full 2014-01-09 Our personal relationship with God can be difficult to manage. While God is always …
: Why Hotels are Temples of Temptation Hotels. As a kid, you were probably excited to stay in them. A new place to sleep, an adventure! As …
: Dealing with Different Spiritualities Being Catholic is spicy. It’s spicy because there isn’t only one way to be Catholic. In fact, there …
December 2013
: The Holy Family Reflection Merry Christmas! As we celebrate and reflect on the birth of our Lord, I had a unique thought. I’d …
: Family Prayer Time Prayer is the bond that keeps the family together. If you think about some of the strongest families …
: Understanding Christ’s Wounds Living in Western Society today, we can easily have a sterilized view of Christ suffering and dying …
: Faith is A Gift The term “Cradle Catholic” is a phrase that is tossed around quite a bit. It refers to those …
November 2013
: Heroic Virtue Sainthood is our goal. But, sometimes we start to believe it is impossible. In those times, we fall …
October 2013
: Holding Hands During the Our Father When I was going to Mass as a single man, I’d go to the 7:00am Mass on Sunday mornings. It was the …
: Nature is a Love Letter We’re busy, I get that. We’re men. All day we charge, we fight, we win. We’re always on the move, …
: When Prayer Becomes Alive Your prayer life is a relationship. It is a conversation between Creator and created. Like any …
: Risk Management There is a term in insurance called “risk management.” Risk management essentially acknowledges that …
: To Avoid Whatever Leads Me to Sin There are many things that society has decided are weak in men. Forgiveness, losing a fight, being …
September 2013
: Community of Prayer One evening I was traveling home from work. It was a nice summer evening, the sun had set and the …
: Let’s Fail at Sin We spend too much time trying to fix our spouse. When we have marriage problems, we’re the first to …
: Go Ahead and Fail GK Chesterton once said, “Anything worth doing is worth failing at.” He wasn’t suggesting that we …
: Contentment Of all the virtues in the human race, today, contentment seems the furtherest off. We are consumers …
: A Rhythm of Prayer We have a lot on our plates. We balance work, family life, and leisure activities. It sounds simple …
August 2013
: Live the Life You Want to Model We are a culture of complainers. We complain about work. We complain about family. We complain about …
: Confessing to Christ I have made no secret that I believe that the Sacrament of Confession is critical to your success as …
July 2013
: When You’re In A Drought, Turn on the Sprinkler There will be dry days. Not just outside, but inside. There will be days, perhaps even weeks or …
: Avoid the Dangers of the Internet The internet is awesome. With the internet, you are able to connect with people in ways never before …
: You Must Decrease Men usually don’t like to be humble. We can see humility as a weakness. That is foolish of us. The …
June 2013
: The Church Sustains Us The election of Pope Francis earlier this year was exciting. I was sad to see Pope Benedict retire, …
May 2013
: Keep Holy the Sabbath We all hate Mondays. I get it. But, do we really have to? For many years, I ignored God’s …
: When to Go to Confession Going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is hard. It’s not that it’s inconvenient, it’s …
: It’s Time to be Men There is a growing chorus among young ladies today. They are recognizing a trend in our society. We …
: Temptation Lent is a great season. I used to hate it. It was dark and boring. A few years ago, I finally …
April 2013
: Phone Home Daily We live busy, hectic lives. When you first get married, you both might be young professionals. Both …
: Traveling Mass I travel a fair amount for work. Perhaps you are like me. One of my favorite unofficial games is …
: Rejoice The day of my wedding will live forever in my memory. It was a magnificent day. I can so vividly …
March 2013
: The Ultimate Sacrifice Today is Good Friday. My thought for today is very simple. Christ died because of what I have done. …
: The Secret to Getting Up After You Fall We all have a very deadly disease. It is a disease whose effects are felt throughout society. The …