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The Real John Bosco

Posted on July 26, 2023

St. John Bosco is often presented as a silly priest who played games with boys. He didn’t actually do so, but was actually was a very sober and learned man. In fact,…...

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Work Out Your Salvation

Posted on July 26, 2023

I’ve been praying recently for understanding on how to handle parenting when children make bad choices or aren’t interested in spiritual things. It is very unclear whether parents, especially of adult children,…...

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Prayers before and after Mass

Posted on July 24, 2023

St. Thomas Aquinas provides these prayers before and after Mass. These are my daily Mass prayers and I have enjoyed them: Prayer Before Mass Almighty and ever-living God, I draw near to…...

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Unreasonable Criticism of the Catholic Church

Posted on July 24, 2023

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“Silver and gold I have none…”

Posted on July 23, 2023

I believe that the apparent decline in Catholic Church attendance is owed far more to the Church’s loss of secular power and influence in modern history than in any liturgical changes–as if…...

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Is THIS the best thing I can do right now?

Posted on July 23, 2023

Christians seem to spend most of their time asking whether this or that activity is a sin, which leads to many inconclusive deliberations. The question a Christian should be asking is: “Is…...

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Mass on Vacation

Posted on July 23, 2023

While on vacation. Dania and I went to daily Mass at the nearest parish, which was the stereotypical 1970s “Novus Ordo” parish all the trads complain about. I felt like I was…...

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Should Women Cover their Heads at Mass?

Posted on July 22, 2023

I was asked to speak on this topic by an Academy parent and wasn’t interested, until I started looking into the issue and it became quite interesting....

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Before Frequent Confession…

Posted on July 19, 2023

Going to Confession frequently only makes sense if I’m making an Examination of Conscience each night. If the latter habit is established, the former will follow and be most effective. The goal…...

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The Need for Philosophy and Theology

Posted on July 18, 2023

God can be known, as God, through human philosophy, as Aristotle proved. What cannot be know by philosophy is God’s plan of redeeming man and bringing him to eternal life. This is…...

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