If every Father could see himself through his daughter’s eyes – even for a few scant seconds – his life would never be the same. Ever.Listen up, dads! Check out all six parts and let us know what you think. Peter @ Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony Close Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites [...]

While all eyes have been on Sarah Palin since her nomination, the doubts, concerns, and reservations about her candidacy are making their rounds: How is she going to do it with her family, especially her two young ones? Was it truly prudent for her, as a wife and mother, to accept the nomination? What is [...]

A Soldier Alone is no Soldier.We’ve recognized the work of Prof. Anthony Esolen on Masculinity before, but I think his theses need to be resurrected in light of his recent, ever-so-traditional, and entertaining interview, On Manhood and the Liturgy. What inspires men religiously, to grow and mature to become the Man of God? Certainly a [...]

Some of the most cherished moments I have as a father are those very special times I experience the joy of being received by my three children as I arrive home from work. It doesn’t occur every day but just often enough for me to be moved to capture and relish something that too will [...]

Who am I, and where am I going? These are questions I come back to time and again. Sometimes in life I complicate the simplest of things. I often blind myself to God’s plain and simple will, lying right before my “open” eyes. Filling my life with anxiety about the most trivial of trifles, I’m [...]

This morning I sat to eat my daily bowl of Cheerios with one of the finest minds of the 20th century, Dr. John Senior. He’s a little clip from his work, The Restoration of Christian Culture: “My football game!” the old man cries. But here you touch on not only on television but the professionalization [...]

Today the Holy Father presented St. John Chrysostom, the “Golden Mouth”: For an age such as ours, that is witnessing constant attacks on the family, St. John Chrysostom had great words of wisdom for couples planning to marry. The eloquent church father said, “that a well prepared husband and wife close the way to divorce: [...]

Are you tired of an impotent Church? Has your local parish gone testosterone free, a woman’s club with a few male ushers? Sarah’s comment hits upon a key issue today: Catholic manhood. Where is it? And most importantly: What is it? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked these questions. “C’mon, PJP, [...]

From Recapturing our Cathoilc Patrimony… It’s that time of year again; students graduating, planning their next moves with regards to higher education or entrance into the workforce, etc. But what about their formation as persons, especially if they’re Catholic? Do Catholic graduates today know what it means to be a Catholic in the world? Have [...]

From Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony… As a Catholic, I invariably have to define my vocabulary. Sometimes it seems like there’s an endless number of words within Catholic lingo to define: transubstantiation, Immaculate Conception, absolution, Eucharistic adoration…you get the picture. In light of my recent post on NFP, I realized that there is one term that [...]