Category: Holidays

Praise, Thanksgiving, and the Priesthood of All Believers

November 23, 2016
Though it has been obscured during different ages of her life, the Church has taught the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers since the very beginning. Our baptism immerses us into the fullness of the life of Christ, granting us participation in his threefold role of prophet, priest, and king. Scripture goes so far as […]

Grab your Pint Glasses, Buy a Priest a Beer Day is Coming!

September 2, 2016
Grab your pint glasses and phone your Fathers! Next Friday, September 9*, is International Buy a priest a beer day!  On this festive day, 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 the time of […]

The Mother’s Day Gift List You’ve Been Looking For

April 22, 2016
Mother’s Day is May 8 in the U.S., so my wife, Laura, graciously put together a gift list for all those devoted husbands who have no idea what to get the wives and mothers in their lives. – Sam We women know that we can be hard to buy for. But don’t worry, showing the […]

O Death, Where is Your Sting? The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom

March 26, 2016
If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him enter rejoicing into the joy of his Lord. If any have labored long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, […]

When God Became Small: A Christmas Meditation

December 24, 2015
The advent of Christmas is one of the busiest and noisiest times of year—a season of getting and spending in which we lay waste our credit cards. It should be a holy time, but it has become an orgy of consumerism in the temples of commerce. It is not peaceful, and it is certainly not […]

The Catholic Gentleman’s 2015 Gift Guide

November 27, 2015
Christmas is coming, and many of your are looking for the perfect gift for the Catholic man in your life. Yet, we men can be hard to buy for sometimes! Don’t worry, I’m here to help. The last time I did a Christmas gift guide was two years ago, and that list is quite a bit […]

Alive With Him: Living the Reality of the Resurrection

April 21, 2014
Yesterday, Christians around the world joyfully celebrated Easter— the highest and holiest feast of the liturgical year. We celebrated Christ’s triumph over death, sin, and hell through his glorious resurrection. It was a happy day, indeed! But Easter isn’t just an important liturgical feast, it is a reality to be lived. Today, I want to examine how living […]

Gentleman Saint: Saint Valentine

February 14, 2014
Ah yes, St. Valentine’s day is here again. For one day each year, the world turns pink and red, floral shops and chocolatiers turn a handsome profit, and candlelight makes a comeback at dinner time. But buried and forgotten somewhere beneath chocolates and candy hearts lies a courageous man named St. Valentine. Let’s learn a little […]

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