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Several years ago I was invited to receive knighthood in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. This is an honor conferred by the Vatican and is a …

You see them everywhere these days. Families with twenty or thirty kids. You could swear that last week at Mass John and Mary had only a dozen or so kids, …

Earlier today I posted a piece with the rather provocative headline “Pope Allows Communion for Divorced and Remarried.” Now, it was a bit of a risk, I know. The statement …

Today, an official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) confirmed that the Holy Father himself has issued a statement outlining the conditions under which divorced and …

Last month when the Supreme Court declined to hear appeals on several gay marriage cases many people either started a victory celebration or started to despair. I cautioned that I …

Lots of people are confused today as to why the Supreme Court elected not to hear appeals on any marriage redefinition cases. Don’t panic. The sky is not falling (yet). …

Leading up to and following the recent Supreme Court case involving Hobby Hobby I have seen many people on the left using the phrase “not my boss’s business” to describe their …

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. Listening to Lee Greenwood singing “God Bless the U.S.A.” while watching fireworks with friends and family always seems to bring …

Pope Francis started it. He said that we need to look at how the Church can better minister to people in “second marriages.” That doesn’t seem so bad. It seems …

Lourdes Chapel at the National Shrine People who know me know how much I love the liturgy. I obviously love celebrating it, but also studying and coming to understand it …

An article headline caught my attention this morning: Can the geeks fix Obama’s flawed cure-all? I’m not an expert in economics or healthcare, so I tend not to comment on …

I admit that I tend to be a procrastinator. It seems so hard to get started some times. These days it tends to be an assignment for Canon Law that …

I feel like this little kid in the bear suit. If the Air and Space Museum does not open up this week I really don’t know what I will do. …

How do you know the federal government has gotten too big? How about if you try to “shut it down” and it actually just gets bigger? Amazingly, that is what’s …

Being from Kansas, I’m used to hearing Wizard of Oz references. As soon as I finish telling someone where I’m from, there’s about a 90% chance that they will remind …

As I was preparing to head out the door today to catch the Metro to downtown DC, I discovered that things would be a little busy on the National Mall. …

The past week has been one that I will never forget. The events are permanently etched on my mind and there are even some reminders left on my body that …

Dear friends, This morning on my way home from Boy Scout camp I was involved in a major car accident. While traveling north on Interstate 49 I entered momentarily onto …

This past week I received the official bound version of my S.T.L. thesis in the mail. It feels quite nice to hold it in my hand and know that it …

15 inches of snow last week, now another 15 on the way. Many people in Kansas are asking, “What happened all the sudden?” I have a confession…It’s all my fault. …

I’ve been attending the March for Life in Washington for years. Often, the President has chosen to send a message of encouragement to the half million people gathered outside his …

Here’s a 3 minute spot I did for Catholic radio on intrinsic evils and voting. It’s kind of neat to be in my car and hear myself come on the …

You might have noticed on the news this past week that there has been great excitement among particle physicists over the apparent confirmed observation of the famous Higgs boson. Scientists …

I recently did an interview for the Vocation Boom show on EWTN radio and it is going to air tomorrow, Saturday 7/7, at 4:00pm. Since this is EWTN that means …

Don’t panic. I’m not thinking about becoming Anglican and getting married and then converting back to Catholicism. N.B. That’s against Canon Law and doesn’t work. However, the possibility of converting …

We had a missionary preaching all the Masses at the parish this weekend, so no homily from Shawn the Baptist this week. However, for your reading pleasure I have something …

Today was an incredible day for the Catholic Church in America and especially here in our great state of Kansas. As soon as the HHS mandate was created, Archbishop Naumann …

No, I am not blogging this from over the Atlantic. In fact, I am still in the Paris airport, now 5 hours after our scheduled departure with at least 2 …

Well…the end of the pilgrimage anyway. I write this morning sitting in Ben Gurion airport, listing to Abba’s greatest hits…go figure. Our group has split multiple ways now with some …

This morning we had another amazing experience in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. We celebrated Mass on Mt. Calvary at the Latin altar marking the place where Jesus was …

Today began with a bit of disappointment. We arrived at the Temple Mount for our scheduled tour on top, but found out that the Muslims who control the mount on …

Today we managed to relive all three days of the Sacred Triduum, but not necessarily in order. We began by getting up early to make the Via Crucis or Way …