A Man’s Intellectual Journey to Catholicism

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

Into the Desert of Lent with Our Lord, and St. Joseph

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

Witness to the Faith: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

“In this trying time that our country is going through, we Catholics and especially we students, have a serious duty to fulfill: our self-formation.” “I urge you with all the strength of my soul to approach the Eucharistic Table as often as possible. Feed on this Bread of the Angels from which you will draw … Read more

The Year of Mercy for a Sinful Man like Me – Part 2

The previous post began with a look at the absolute anguish that is all too easy to see in our world. It is certainly a world far from God and in need of Mercy. For the Catholic Gentleman, this Holy Year of Mercy invites us to two things: to experience God’s Mercy, and to share … Read more

The Year of Mercy for a Sinful Man Like Me – Part 1

One must only look around at the world today to see the need for us to call upon God’s Mercy. We live in a world where Christianity is being attacked and ridiculed in favor of apathy and indifference, where the family is broken apart by addiction and dysfunction, where marriage is increasingly losing its original … Read more