If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you’re undoubtedly familiar with Fr. Robert Barron. He’s one of my biggest personal heroes and one of the Church’s greatest teachers, and he’s been gifted with all the right tools–he’s brilliant, articulate, witty, cultured, and he understands how to explain the Catholic faith. (Which, …
If you haven’t heard about it already, you’re going to want to check out a fantastic new website called VirtuousPla.net. The site is both produced and aimed at young adults and it features many of the Church’s best young writers. It’s in its infancy and is still developing, but be sure to bookmark it or …
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine Because I’ve built up a large collection of duplicate books and resources, each week I’m giving away one or more of these items, absolutely free, no strings attached. You can enter …
As seems to be my custom (sorry!), here is another *last minute* interview alert: This morning, Thursday (8/20), from 8:00am-8:30am ET, be sure to tune in to Relevant Radio. I’ll be talking with host Sean Herriott on the Morning Air show about The Church and New Media, Twitter, online activism, starting to blog, and sundry …
Today is the feast of St. Lawrence of Rome, a third-century martyr of the Catholic Church. Lawrence was the first saint I ever seriously explored, learning his story from a non-Catholic friend in college. When I entered the RCIA process and was told I had to choose a ‘patron’ Saint, I chose Lawrence–partly because of …
