April 24, 2013

Book Reviews

I was excited about this book when I first heard the title. This premise has been the cornerstone of my teaching strategy for the last 10 years. Namely, that the Trinity is the foundational truth of Catholic Faith, and understanding the Trinity allows you to understand all Christian doctrine. In the book’s title, “The One Thing” refers to the only

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April 22, 2013

Faith

My instant reaction to reading the crucifixion narrative should be both sadness and grief. But today it was different. My reaction was, “Why?” In Mark’s gospel, it says the passersby and the Jewish leaders mocked him as he hung on the cross. They said: “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the Kind

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April 21, 2013

General

I guess you’ve noticed there’s a new coat of paint on the site now. There’s a also few changes under the hood, and some upcoming changes in my content approach. First, under the hood–this weekend I switched from Standard Theme to the Genesis Framework and the Metro child theme. This is something I’ve been thinking

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April 18, 2013

General

A few weeks ago I did an interview on the Life Lines Show with Melinda Knight from Living Bread Radio, a Catholic radio station out of Canton, Ohio. We talked about some familiar topics from the blog like my conversion story, evangelization, catechesis, the Year of Faith, and the most important thing you’ll never do for it. All things

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April 17, 2013

Faith

The week before Easter I went to the Winter Jam with my son, which is probably where I got sick. Winter Jam is an evangelical Christian concert with bands like Matthew West, Sidewalk Prophets, Newsong, and Toby Mac. My seats were terrible (don’t get me started about the joys of open seating), but the music

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