Scott Hahn on the Catechism and the Year of Faith
In this video, Dr. Scott Hahn comments on the importance of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Year of Faith marks the 20th anniversary of the Catechism. We take for granted how amazing a...
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Catholic Faith Formation’s Preparing for Advent Series
The link above is to Loyola Press’s Catholic Faith Formation Facebook page. I’ll be featured there this Wednesday, October 24 on their Preparing for Advent series highlighting how catechetical leaders...
View ArticleWord on Fire: Aristotle, Priests, and the Art of Preaching
This is an amazing article from Fr. Barron’s Word on Fire site explaining Aristotle’s three pillars of a good speech: ethos, pathos, and logos. This was fascinating to me because it mirrored exactly...
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Frontline Faith: Catholic Media Fostering Military Faith
Army Chaplain, Capt. John Barkemeyer gives communion in Ramadi, Iraq For Veteran’s Day, I wanted to think about faith and evangelization in the military. I was in the Navy for 10 years. I flew SH-60B...
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Why the Immaculate Conception is About More Than Mary
Interconnected Marian dogmas are like a tapestry Picture a large, 10 foot wide, Medieval tapestry depicting some hunting trip in the English countryside. What would happen if you pulled out one thread...
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My Interview with Melinda Knight on Living Bread Radio
A few weeks ago I did an interview on the Life Lines Show with Melinda Knight from Living Bread Radio, a Catholic radio station out of Canton, Ohio. We talked about some familiar topics from the blog...
View ArticleI’m Making Changes, Inside and Out
I guess you’ve noticed there’s a new coat of paint on the site now. There’s a also few changes under the hood, and some upcoming changes in my content approach. First, under the hood–this weekend I...
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Link: 100 Blogs by New Media Catholic Priests
How many priests do you know well enough to ask advice? 5? 10? 100??? One of the awesome things about the internet is access. Access to information, talent, resources, and people. Once upon a time, if...
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Sorry, I Got Caught Up
So…what have you guys been up to? I’ve been a little busy! This is the obligatory post bloggers always write when they’ve been away from the blog for a while. You’ve seen them. They contain an apology...
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Learn How to Read More Books This Year
I love books. So much potential contained in such a small package. You can learn virtually anything. Or be transported to another galaxy, another time, another life. I buy a lot of books. I don’t read...
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How to Lead Your Kids Back to the Church
“How do I get my kids to come back to the Church…” That’s the question I got again and again when I became a parish DRE. News traveled fast that I came back to the Catholic Faith after abandoning it...
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Ishtar’s Odyssey: What to Do with Your Family This Advent
Ishtar hung his head again, and Salamar patted him on the shoulder. “And consider this,” he said softly. “This journey will bring many adventures and many new things to learn, and you and I will get to...
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