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Quid Est Veritas?

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | 10 Comments »

The only truth modern society seems willing to defend as objective is that there is no Truth. What I have seen and heard is that this precept is mostly used to justify ever increasing permissiveness of behavior and attitude at the expense of traditional morality; a false belief or sinful desire need no longer be [...]

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Relearning What We Knew (Why Monogamy Matters)

Posted in Uncategorized on March 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »

It is gratifying, wonderful, and not a little surprising to read an article like the below from a major American newspaper, confirming what most of us (still) grew up knowing to be the truth. And it is a shame that most children in the current generation will be challenged as never before to abandon this [...]

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“What Am I Worth to You?”

Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I’m reading Rome, Sweet Home right now, an account by Scott and Kimberly Hahn of their journey as a married couple from a deeply held Protestant Christian faith into the Catholic Church. I had the great privilege to meet Scott Hahn in Washington DC almost two years ago during a lecture he gave on the [...]

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The Secret Deal

Posted in Uncategorized on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In Washington DC, I was confirmed and truly brought into the Catholic Church in St Stephen Martyr Parish. Since then, I have bounced around various churches as I move from one Army post to the next. Of the six churches I’ve seen, fully five meet the sad, but accurate, description of the current state of [...]

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50 Minutes

Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Sharing from RealCatholicTV’s awesome Youtube channel:

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Grand Canyon

Posted in Travels, Uncategorized, tagged road trip on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“You know when you go out West, how they say, don’t miss the Grand Canyon, it’s one of the few things in life that when you see it, it doesn’t disappoint?” – Toby Zigler from the West Wing Wow that’s true. We passed 3000 miles driven sometime on Wednesday night, and arrived at the Grand [...]

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Route 66

Posted in Travels, Uncategorized, tagged road trip on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just took a random detour to mail some postcards. We found Seligman, AZ, origin of Route 66. Getting to California soon!

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Highway 19 N Arizona

Posted in Travels, Uncategorized, tagged road trip on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On our way to Sedona, Arizona and then to the Grand Canyon. Drove all night and looking forward to pitching the tent up and resting!

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800 Miles In…

Posted in Travels, Uncategorized, tagged road trip on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve arrived safely in Texas after 6 hours of driving from New Orleans – about 800 miles. The highway driving is going very well so far, but the speed limits all seem to be designed to invoke nervousness and incredulity. In Texas especially, you can hear laughter from trucks zooming past at 90mph in a [...]

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