September 29th is the Feast of Saint Michael, the Archangel – Michaelmas. Today begins the novena of prayer to our most powerful defender against the snares of the devil: Glorious Saint Michael, guardian and defender of the Church of Jesus Christ, come to the assistance of His followers, against whom the powers of hell are [...]

It’s been quite a while since I posted anything here but I’ve been wanting to get back in the swing.  Some of you might know about the little pilgrimage that I made with Cecilia (2 1/2 years), my youngest.  From October to March, we made a visit each week to every one of the Catholic [...]

A man’s children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season.

There are a few stories that, no matter how often I read them, always bring tears to my eyes. I included my version of one of them on my blog before, of the fire at Our Lady of the Angels school in Chicago. This is another one – the Four Chaplains and the sinking of [...]

By Dom Eugene Moylan, O.C.S.O. This was recommended to me by a priest shortly after my “reversion” back to Catholicism. I had asked him what the best Catholic book was that could approach what C. S. Lewis did in Mere Christianity. He’s passed away now, and I don’t think I ever thanked him for pointing [...]

I wrote this last summer but I thought “Catholic Dads” would be a good place to post it again. It’s about family and having a dad and being a dad; hope it’s not too long… I’ve been thinking a lot about my family lately. I’ve been blessed with a large one. My wife and I [...]

I heard a radio interview a few weeks ago with Mike Kryzewski, the head coach of Duke University basketball. In it, he talked about the great athletes of our times and how they got that way. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali (although he of course also became famous for other things), these were men [...]