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31 07, 2025

Annulment Blues
Annulment Blues

Annulment Blues

By guest|2025-07-28T04:26:37+00:00July 31st, 2025|Theology|

A guest poem, half-serious, half-joking from a friend we'll call "POB." I thought that I was married to you, But I got a case of the annulment blues. And even Francis decided to disparage The vast majority of Catholic marriage. I thought that you were the cutest dame, Then they told me I had toxic shame. They said it was clearly evident That I never formed true consent. I said "I do," and I started kissing. Then they said that my discretion was missing. And I asked the tribunal for its intercession, But they said, "Boy, you lack due discretion." My daddy drank and my mom would chew, And so [...]

15 07, 2025

From Charismatic To Traditional
From Charismatic To Traditional

From Charismatic To Traditional

By guest|2025-07-15T09:57:51+00:00July 15th, 2025|Theology|

This is a guest post written by my good friend Jesse Romero. With his permission, I reproduce it from his own site. I crosspost it because his move from charismatic to traditional was very much like my own, with both of our own parents having been involved in the Catholic charismatic movement. As always, Jesse's writing here is both clear and profound. Make sure to see my recent interview on his show starting at minute 21 here about a recent adventure in my life. The Toronto blessing started in 1994, it was something that swept Protestant pentecostalism by storm for several years and it made its way into the Catholic Charismatic [...]

29 04, 2025

Enter the Room of Your Life
Enter the Room of Your Life

Enter the Room of Your Life

By guest|2025-04-30T00:41:10+00:00April 29th, 2025|Theology|

The following is a guest-post from an anonymous priest: I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features save for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones we used to find in libraries listing titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings. As I drew near the wall of files, the first to catch my attention was one that read “People I Have Liked.” I opened it and began flipping through the cards. I quickly shut it, shocked to realize that I [...]

14 01, 2025

The Duty of the Pro-Life Rescuer
The Duty of the Pro-Life Rescuer

The Duty of the Pro-Life Rescuer

By guest|2025-01-13T20:12:13+00:00January 14th, 2025|Theology|

The following was written from inside a Connecticut prison during January 2025 by Will Goodman (top left, currently a political prisoner in the United States for his peaceful pro-life work inside pre-born children killing-centers.) Pro-life rescuers experience a variety of criticisms & compliments. Some in the movement suggest: "you could do more for the babies if you didn't go on the property," or "I would support you if you took a strictly legal approach." While others reply to rescuers: "what you do is amazing," or "you are a hero for your sacrifice!" To be honest, I am uncomfortable with both replies to rescue. Even though these words are well-intentioned, I [...]

11 07, 2024

You Did Not Irretrievably Botch Your Life.
You Did Not Irretrievably Botch Your Life.

You Did Not Irretrievably Botch Your Life.

By guest|2024-07-10T23:55:41+00:00July 11th, 2024|Theology|

Fr. Walter J. Ciszek S.J. wrote: Though our situation may have been somewhat unique, the temptation [to give up] was not. It is the same temptation faced by everyone who has followed a call and found that the realities of life were nothing like the expectations he had in the first flush of his vision and his enthusiasm. It is the temptation that comes to anyone, for example, who has entered religious life with a burning desire to serve God and him alone, only to find that the day-to-day life in religion is humdrum and pedestrian, equally as filled with moments of human misunderstanding, daily routines, and distractions. It is [...]

27 02, 2024

Fr. Leo: Denver’s Priestly Martyr of the 20th Century
Fr. Leo: Denver’s Priestly Martyr of the 20th Century

Fr. Leo: Denver’s Priestly Martyr of the 20th Century

By guest|2024-02-27T03:59:13+00:00February 27th, 2024|Theology|

The Martyrdom of Father Leo Heinrichs OFM, by David Gabler, citing the February 1908 edition of the Denver Catholic Register: Father Leo Heinrichs woke up the morning of Feb. 23, 1908, and prepared for the 6 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Denver. While he normally said the 8 a.m. Mass, Father Leo asked his vicar, Father Wulstan Workman, if he would switch on account of a meeting he had later that morning. It was the last Mass the Franciscan priest ever celebrated. While distributing Holy Communion, an Italian immigrant named Giuseppe Alia approached the altar rail, and knelt down to receive Holy Communion as given to [...]

2 11, 2023

Miracles and Saints of the Catholic Church
Miracles and Saints of the Catholic Church

Miracles and Saints of the Catholic Church

By guest|2023-11-07T18:44:39+00:00November 2nd, 2023|Theology|

So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”—John 4:48. This line is typically seen as a reproach from Our Lord Jesus Christ, but perhaps it is a pledge, namely, that we weak human creatures need to see miracles to believe. The following is a brief but powerful compilation of [mostly] modern miracles and saints that gives great evidence to the Catholic Faith. It was put together by my brother's godfather. Miraculous, visible proof; events not explainable by science; A miracle is a sensibly perceptible effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or to [...]

26 09, 2023

Letter from a Notre Dame Grad to His Alma
Letter from a Notre Dame Grad to His Alma

Letter from a Notre Dame Grad to His Alma

By guest|2023-09-26T00:25:45+00:00September 26th, 2023|Theology|

From Padre: I'm a Boston College grad and my alma is obviously the rival of Notre Dame. But one of my closest friends is named Shane who graduated ND just before I graduated BC in 2000. Below is his witty reply to an initial reply regarding his concern about the upcoming Drag Queen show at ND. Shane allows for much more leeway on academic freedom than I would, but his reply also has the bite of a Neil McCaffrey Sr. from the 1980s: [Dear ND Lady,] Actually, that's funny because when Billy Joel was banned from performing [at Notre Dame], I believe he was later brought in to perform [...]

4 07, 2023

A Woman’s Conversion on Birth Control
A Woman’s Conversion on Birth Control

A Woman’s Conversion on Birth Control

By guest|2023-07-04T01:02:03+00:00July 4th, 2023|Theology|

From Fr. David Nix: This is a short conversion story written by a married friend. As you read it, notice how her own conscience comes into play with objective truth. She writes... As a new Catholic, I quickly fell in love with the Rosary. I loved the prayers, the meditations, the lovely beads. Not long into my devotional life with the rosary, as I was praying I had the fleeting thought, "Why am I not getting out of the Rosary what I think other people are receiving?" In the tiniest flash, the Blessed Mother's face was before me and I got the interior the message: "Birth Control." I had the [...]

13 06, 2023

Custody of the Eyes by St. Alphonsus
Custody of the Eyes by St. Alphonsus

Custody of the Eyes by St. Alphonsus

By guest|2023-06-09T04:15:08+00:00June 13th, 2023|Theology|

The following was written for religious, but lay people can learn much from The True Spouse of Jesus Christ by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori. The following excerpt is also found at www.saintsworks.net. 'Turn away your eyes lest they behold vanity; (cf. Ps. 119:37) for license causes souls to perish.'—St. Poemen Almost all our rebellious passions spring from unguarded looks; for, generally speaking, it is by the sight that all inordinate affections and desires are excited. Hence, holy Job made a covenant with his eyes, that he would not so much as think upon a virgin. Why did he say that he would not so much as think upon a [...]

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