To All and For All: Guilt, Responsibility, and the Brothers Karamazov

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Podcast Ep. 9: Why We Need the Traditional Latin Mass with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski

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Fathers, Don’t Tap Out

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2 days ago in Relationships, Repentance

To All and For All: Guilt, Responsibility, and the Brothers Karamazov

Some friends and I were smoking cigars and chatting on the porch of a Brooklyn house during a summer evening in 2010. One of the friends recommended that I read Dostoevsky’s the Brothers Karamazov. Education had taught me that the book was a classic. Experience had taught me that not all “classics” are all that good. But I took up...

4 weeks ago in Family, Fathers, Prayer

The Forgotten Prayer of the Father

Tucked away in a seemingly boring part of the Bible, the Forgotten Prayer of 1 Chronicles 4:10 is an unexpected invitation for men to come home—to the family we have all desired, the Church and the Holy Trinity, and our true vocation as fathers. The so-called “Prayer of Jabez” is not the materialistic and shallow wish list it’s often made...

4 weeks ago in Charity, Courage, Culture

A House Divided: Political Chaos, Churchly Conflict, and the Spirit of Christ

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Jesus Christ Regardless of your political persuasion, I believe many of us who watched the first of the U.S. presidential debates were shocked and dismayed. It was hardly the kind of engagement citizens of a country hope to see between two potential leaders. It was a brutal bloodbath of rhetorical violence from...

1 month ago in Liturgy, podcast

Podcast Ep. 9: Why We Need the Traditional Latin Mass with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski

In the heady days of liturgical revolution in the 1960s and 70s, the Traditional Latin Mass was considered dead and buried. But then, something unexpected and miraculous happened: It came back from the seeming dead and it is now spreading like wildfire, especially among the younger generations. Some within the Church hate this fact, while others celebrate it. In this...

1 month ago in Fathers, Marriage, Masculinity

Fathers, Don’t Tap Out

The kids were out of control and so were the bills, my relationship with my wife felt strained, and I honestly didn’t think I could handle the stress at work anymore. I’ll never forget the day it all seemed to come crashing together. It looked like an ugly self-portrait, an American Gothic with me holding a pitchfork next to an...

1 month ago in Feasts

International Buy a Priest a Beer Day is Almost Here

Did you know that this Sunday, September 20, is International Buy a Priest a Beer Day? We are now in our 7th year of this glorious festal day. On this auspicious occaision, faithful Catholics all over the world take their priests out for a beer and get to know them better. It’s a beautiful Catholic tradition that goes back to...

1 month ago in Strength, Suffering, Virtue

Fail Forward: 7 Blessings of Falls in the Lives of Men

We are living in a time when men are besieged from all fronts. Men have a suicide rate three times higher than women which many attribute, at least in part, to men equating asking for help with portraying vulnerability in a society where vulnerability is equated with weakness and not being a real man. As followers of Christ, we have...

2 months ago in Family, Fathers

Fathers, Bring the Joy

“It’s good to be king” was a common refrain in my home, and it was always in reference to me. I was a 5-year-old boy, who, my parents joked, got the royal treatment. My mother and father cooked for me, cleaned for me, and made sure I went to bed early. I was capable of making my bed and getting...

2 months ago in Fathers

Fathers, Fight for Milk

I’ll never forget the night my first child was born. I was racing down the freeway before dawn, clutching the steering wheel. “Look out for deer,” Brittany moaned. I glanced at her sideways. “You’re in labor, and you’re worried about deer?” “Just watch out for deer, okay!” I squeezed the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. Nothing changes a...

3 months ago in Addiction, Porn, Pornography

Planning for Falls When Recovering from Porn

Bob came to me feeling very discouraged. He had slipped again into viewing pornography. He wanted to be completely honest about it and tell his wife; however, he didn’t know how to do it. He knew she would be very angry and disappointed. He didn’t want to hurt her, but he knew he had to come clean. In recovery, slips...

3 months ago in Evangelization, Faith, Saints

The Saints We Touch: The Example of Ordinary Holiness

I’ve never been good at initiating hugs. I’m pro-hugging, and very much so, it’s just that I’ve always felt awkward with being the first to spread his arms and move in for the hug. “Zubair,” Louis Coker, OFS, would say before spreading his arms and moving in on me, “my brother.” He had a knack for it. Louis was a...

3 months ago in Domestic Church, Get Married Young Man, Marriage, Shakespeare, Women

Get Thee Wedded: Shakespeare’s Advice on Finding a Wife

If it has been awhile since you’ve read The Tempest, it is definitely worth a re-read. If you haven’t ever read The Tempest...then how can you call yourself a gentleman? The play is about a man named Prospero. He is the former Duke of Milan who was betrayed and exiled by his brother to a lonely island in the middle...

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