An overview of the tradition Pipe smoking is a centuries-old tradition enjoyed by people around the world. The practice of smoking tobacco in a pipe originated in the Americas and was later adopted by European colonizers. It has since become […]
Images from our Glacier National Park trip a few years back Overcoming challenges and staying committed to your faith while on the road As a poorly catechized Catholic, I used to think that you got a free pass on skipping […]
What is it? The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) is a worldwide Catholic organization founded in 1833 in Paris, France, by a group of laypeople led by Frederic Ozanam. The organization is named after St. Vincent de Paul, […]
Overview of the Confraternity of the Rosary The Dominican Order oversees the spiritual association known as the Confraternity of the Rosary. It has an interesting history dating back to the 15th century. The Dominican Order founded it in response to […]
This is the second installment of several following our vegetable garden’s progress Part Two: Sad Burnt Garden It rained pretty much all day yesterday and the temps turned cold. Snow was forecast but nothing happened. This all came together though […]
I just wrapped up the audio version of Jimmy Akin’s, The Bible is a Catholic Book. If you aren’t familiar with him, he is, among many things I imagine, a Catholic apologist who appears regularly on Catholic Answers. He also […]
The Catholic Thing (or thang) has a great article on why masses are offered for those who have passed over the veil. If we exclude the real presence, it can be easy to think that masses for the Dead are […]
The Catholic Exchange has a great article on the sacrament of reconciliation, or confession, encouraging all to take advantage of it this Lent. I think we should take advantage of it year round but Lent is a common time of […]
1 Timothy 6:17-19Instruct those who are rich in this world’s goods that they should not be proud and should set their hopes not on money, which is untrustworthy, but on God who gives us richly all that we need for […]
There’s an interesting article on transubstantiation at Jimmy Akin’s site that just went up. You can find it here. I have to admit that although I believe Christ is present in the Eucharist, I find myself skipping over this truth […]