April 15, 2013

Faith

This is a guest post by my wife, Shannon Cardaronella. She is a writer and connoisseur of great children’s literature, an avid reader, an accomplished teacher of English as a Second Language, and an extraordinary mom. Oh, and…as you’ll soon find out, has quite a fascination with shoes.  I can’t tell you how often friends express to me

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April 3, 2013

Evangelization

So, is it just me, or has Pope Francis wowed the world? Three weeks ago almost no one knew is name. Now he’s endeared himself to millions…including me. So, all the media attention got me wondering, is there something we can learn here? What can the media fascination with Pope Francis teach us? Here are

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April 1, 2013

Faith

I had a different kind of Holy Week. I entered into my own private passion along with Jesus. I intended to blog through the Triduum. Instead, I spent the whole week so sick with fever and chills I could barely make it from the couch to the bed. This was the first time I’d missed the Triduum Masses in

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March 21, 2013

Quote

The problem is this: no spreadsheet, no bibliography and no list of resources is sufficient proof to someone who chooses not to believe. The skeptic will always find a reason, even if it’s one the rest of us don’t think is a good one. Relying too much on proof distracts you from the real mission–which is

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