Anyone that reads my blog with frequency understands that I am a big fan of Pope Saint John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. In the nine years of writing on this […]
4 Easter Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI
“Mondays with Mary” – 7 Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on the Holy Rosary
It’s been some time since I have written a “Mondays with Mary” and I can’t think of a better return than with a post on the Holy Rosary. The Holy Rosary is […]
Our son was baptized in the Extraordinary Form…and it was Awesome!
A few months before our son was born we made the final decision on who would baptize him. I approached my current boss and pastor, Fr. Chris Axline, and asked him if […]
Happy Birthday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Today, Pope Emeritus Benedict is 92 years old. To read my many blog posts about him or his theology, please click this link. Like Pope St. John Paul II, I am a […]
Pentecost: Lighting the World on Fire with the New Evangelization
There is a scene in the 1991 film, Backdraft, when Robert De Niro’s character asks Donald Sutherland’s character (an imprisoned pyromaniac), “what do you want to do to the whole world Ronald”, […]
Pope Benedict XVI: 65 Years as a Catholic Priest
Today is the 65th Anniversary to the Catholic Priesthood for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. After you read this very short blog post on him, offer up prayers for him – 1 Our […]
Happy Birthday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Happy Birthday to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI! Today, Papa Benedict is 89 years old. To read my many blog posts about him or his theology, please click this link. Like Pope […]
Was Jesus’ Last Supper Actually a Passover Meal or was it Something Completely New?
This year for Lent I decided to take it upon myself to read the second part of Pope Benedict XVI’s Jesus of Nazareth, which is subtitled – Holy Week: From the Entrance […]
The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
On my blog, 2015 was a very blessed year. I surpassed 2014 with 168,571 views in 2015 and 116,265 visitors. I published 130 blog posts, the least amount of posts over the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Visitation of Mary in Advent
Yesterday, in the Western lung of the Catholic Church, we heard the beautiful scripture verses many of you know to be the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Gospel reading […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary Under the Cross
With today being the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, in both the East and West, I found it fitting to provide you with the previous “Mondays with Mary” that […]
10 Ash Wednesday Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI
Today, on Ash Wednesday, we enter the great penitential season of Lent, a season that draws our attention to prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving. For many, this season is about “giving something up” […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary in the Life of the Priest
Yesterday, for the first time, I witnessed the Ordination Mass for Priests in the Diocese of Phoenix. This Holy Mass was at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of Ss. Simon and Jude. […]
10 Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on Christian Love
In light of the martyrdom of St. Valentine, who was beaten with clubs, beheaded, buried under the cover of darkness, and was disinterred by his followers; I feel it necessary to write […]
Do You Feel Happy, Punk?
That’s an interesting way to start a blog post about happiness, but it’s a good question. Yes, it’s in the Dirty Harry motif, and yes, it got your attention to read this […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary and the Word of God
During the month of November, I taught a class for men studying for the permanent diaconate here in the Diocese of Phoenix. One of the texts we used for the short 5-week […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on Mary and the Mystery of Christmas
Since yesterday was the 4th Sunday of Advent and in two days is Christmas, I give you the words of Pope Benedict XVI and his explanation of Mary and the Mystery of […]
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