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St. Mary of Pine Bluff’s Amazing Faith Journey
The Challenge of Remaining True to the Gospel Today I was reflecting, recently, just how “intense” the spiritual battles have been, especially the years since 2012. Some believe 2012 –
Quit Calling it Politics! This is a Spiritual Battle!
Quit Calling it Politics! This is a Spiritual Battle! In his book, The Unholy Trinity, Matt Walsh, the popular Catholic blogger, points to “modern liberalism” as the culprit. He goes
I Can’t Do It
I CAN’T DO IT I can’t be the priest I am being asked to be. I can’t just be a functionary while the wolves are devouring my family. In so
The Participation Trophy Spirit Has Crept Into Our Church
The Participation Trophy Spirit Has Crept Into Our Church The Green Bay Packers are looking really good, right now. So, it got me reminiscing. I was at that impressionable age,
It’s High Time for a “Lombardi Revival!”
I was a kid in the 1960s, or as we like to refer to it in Wisconsin: “The Lombardi Era.” Inspired by Coach Vince Lombardi and the many titles his
The Narrow Gate – Our Journey Together at St. Mary of Pine Bluff
My inspiration for writing this comes from the Gospel reading which sees Jesus is rejected by his own home town. And, how those who rejected Jesus would “look to find
My View on the Great Debate of the Two Forms of the Mass
In attempting to convey my view of where I believe the Church should move, initially, in a “Eucharistic Revival,” I have yet to find a better analogy than a “Military
Cardinal Burke: The Victory of Peace by Praying the Rosary
Cardinal Burke: The Victory of Peace by Praying the Rosary His Eminence, Raymond Cardinal Burke, just sent a letter to all of us and has asked us to pray the
Miracle of the Sun & the Four Woes
MIRACLE OF THE SUN & THE FOUR WOES I believe it is no accident that, in today’s Gospel, Jesus unleashes very harsh deprecations of the spiritual leaders of his day
Is Your religion an End or a Means?
IS YOUR RELIGION AN END OR A MEANS? Jesus is not shy in rebuking the religious leaders of his day (Go Jesus!). Today’s Gospel is not different. “You wash the
