Why Young Catholics Leave the

Why Young Catholics Leave the Church and How to Bring Them Back thanks to the Accidental Choir Director for the link. I just noticed that he is only 27! How I mourn my wasted youth!

More HMS Blog recaps. Catholic

More HMS Blog recaps. Catholic talk show host Al Kresta is seriously ill and needs prayers. HMS Blog is putting together a spiritual bouquet for him. I was going to comment in my previous post that it was the perceived hypocrisy of the Church — “nobody really believes this, they’re all just going through the… Continue reading More HMS Blog recaps. Catholic

For those who are just

For those who are just now emerging from their duct-taped, plastic-sheeted basements… A quick recap (and, in the spirit of G.K. Chesterton, a little short on details…) Sisters of Mercy, running a high school in Michigan someplace, have a charity auction to benefit the school. One of the prizes was lunch with Governor Jennifer “I’m… Continue reading For those who are just

good morning My Jesus, I

good morning My Jesus, I offer this day to you-all my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings-and through you, I make this offering to Our Father in Heaven. Be with me through this day in all it’s particulars, and assist me that it may become a worthy offering in every way. Be close to me in… Continue reading good morning My Jesus, I

Family Size and Neglect I

Family Size and Neglect I have been thinking about the article from Crisis magazine about large family size and neglect. I know this article has been commented on ad nauseam in St. Blog’s, but some things I have seen in real life lately had me thinking about it. For whatever reason people are willing to… Continue reading Family Size and Neglect I

Baby Steps! No less than

Baby Steps! No less than three times did Gorbulas walk across the living room floor today on his own. Yay! It is so cute when they take their first steps because it just doesn’t look right. I don’t care if you have twenty kids, these little milestones are such a joy no matter how many… Continue reading Baby Steps! No less than