The death of Christ on the cross is both the actual and metaphorical underpinning of our Catholic faith. This is why the crucifix is the main image one sees when entering a church and is the one piece of Christian art that you will surely find somewhere in every Catholic family’s home. However, it is merely... Continue Reading →
The Latest Attack Calling Catholics ‘Weird’ Is Not New
With no intent to make this a political article, I want to connect recent campaigning tactics in the presidential race with my assertion that the world negatively views authentic Catholics as “weird” – which is a synonym for “counter-cultural” - because we refuse to follow the culture through the wide gate “that leads to destruction.” The world –... Continue Reading →
Public School Parents, What the Heck Are You Thinking?!
If you are a parent whose children are of school-age, you have a few choices of what type of schooling to choose: public school, Catholic school, classical Christian/Catholic school, or homeschool. If you are an authentically Catholic parent however, one of these choices should not even be an option. To any Catholic parents whose children are... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 5
(This is the fifth in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them on what is taking place and help them develop a deeper understanding of why attending Mass is critical to our spiritual health. Note that the following explanations of the parts of... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 4
(This is the fourth in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them on what is taking place and help them develop a deeper understanding of why attending Mass is critical to our spiritual health. Note that the following explanations of the parts of... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 3
(This is the third in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them on what is taking place and help them develop a deeper understanding of why attending Mass is critical to our spiritual health. Note that the following explanations of the parts of... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 2
(This is the second in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them on what is taking place and help them develop a deeper understanding of why attending Mass is critical to our spiritual health. Note that the following explanations of the parts of... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 1
(This is the first in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them on what is taking place and help them develop a deeper understanding of why attending Mass is critical to our spiritual health. Note that the following explanations of the parts of... Continue Reading →
How Is Burger King Like a Catholic School?
If you are a Burger King restaurant manager and you have an employee who comes to work wearing a McDonald’s uniform and responding to customers with his negative opinion of the Burger King food they are ordering, do you tell this employee he needs to go look for another job or do you sign him up to a long-term employment... Continue Reading →