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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, …

Explore the discussion on divorce and communion as the Pope outlines the process for divorced and remarried individuals.

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 …

Learn how Pope Francis is prompting conversations about divorce and remarriage within the Church. What changes might lie ahead?

My account of celebrating the Extraordinary Form or “Latin Mass” for the first time. I’m glad to have this new tool available in my ministry.

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 …