The Catholic Gentleman's Guide
Your guide to manly holiness.
Ordinarily, I don’t like to prank, lest I am pranked. But, when I do prank, I like to have good reasons for doing so. So here are 5 ideas for you that are inspired by Saints, Sacraments, and Catholicism! Enjoy! Inspired by Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, get a box or bag of wrapped candies and … Read more
Saint Joseph. A man above men and a model of fatherhood and masculinity. He’s certainly a saint for all ages, and he is no less revered in our own age as that perfect model of manly sacrifice and submission to the total will of God. His intercession is powerful and his example as a father … Read more
A man’s intellectual journey to Catholicism can be made in three fairly straightforward steps. Accompanied with the clarity of honest reason and the enlightenment of humble faith, the journey to Catholicism not only offers an intellectually satisfying destination, but it offers temporal and eternal contentment without doubt and (at the very least) a sound worldview that is … Read more
I can imagine few places and few cultures where the transformation from Ordinary Time to Lent is as dramatic as in South Louisiana, for the latter part of Ordinary coincides with the season of Carnival. From Epiphany (January 6) until Mardi Gras (Shrove Tuesday, i.e., the day prior to Ash Wednesday), much of the population … Read more
Fasting is hard. I like to eat and I don’t like to feel hungry. Most people out there can’t fathom why people would fast. I was talking to someone the other day about fasting, and he couldn’t get over the idea of intentionally denying oneself of instant satisfaction. His mindset reflects the larger problem of what we’ve … Read more