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Suggested Books

Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)
The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)

Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible: Translated from the Original Languages With Critical Use of All Ancient Sources
Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible: Translated from the Original Languages With Critical Use of All Ancient Sources

The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth

Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism

Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures
Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures

Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei

You Can Understand The Bible: A Practical And Illuminating Guide To Each Book In The Bible
You Can Understand The Bible: A Practical And Illuminating Guide To Each Book In The Bible

Jesus-Shock
Jesus-Shock

Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words
Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words

Start a Men's Group


Does your parish have a Men’s groups?  If not start one, it’s as simple as meeting once a week.  The group I’m in reads the up coming Sunday Mass readings on Friday mornings from 7am to 8am.  We use the questions from the National Fellowship of Catholic Men http://www.nfcmusa.org/Reading-Questions

We open with a prayer, go through

Oprah & the Nuns


So today Oprah Winfrey had the Dominican Sisters of Mary Convent on her show today.  Video

I thought it was great to see the sisters speaking to the secular world and showing their true joy in being brides of Christ.  One of the pressing questions Oprah wanted to get to is what it’s like for the

Posting Frequency


I haven’t posted much lately, but not for a lack of wanting to.  I’ve been a dad for almost a year now which makes free time a bit more precious.  The other reason I haven’t posted as much is because many times I just want to spew forth a few comments but upon taking a moment

I Need to Pray More & More Consistently


I haven’t posted or tweated in a few weeks. I came a conclusion over the past few weeks that I was spending more time thinking about blogging and tweeting than I was being focused on my prayer life and thinking about God.

I think blogs are a great outlet for thoughts and beliefs and I hope

Mass Intentions & Purgatory


When you have a Mass said for the intention of a deceased loved one you are indirectly confirming your belief in Purgatory. If your loved one is in Heaven, they doesn’t need a Mass said for them. If they are in Hell, all the Masses in the world won’t do them any good. So by