New Post: "New Year's Resolution #1--Pray for My Enemies"

Hello all.   A new post on The American Catholic: "New Year's Resolution #1--Pray for My Enemies."   A light-hearted attempt to follow our Lord's injunction.

And a blessed and happy 2018 to each of you!

New Post: "Christmas--A Bad Time for Addicts and Alcoholics? Faith is the answer"

Hello all.   A new post on The American Catholic: "Christmas--A Bad Time for Addicts and Alcoholics?  Faith is the answer."   It's a please to use Catholic parish volunteer work to inject faith into recovery efforts for addicts, alcoholics and their families.

New Post: "St. Augustine, Day by Day--'It is Christ's Birthday' "

Hello all.   A new post on The American Catholic: "St. Augustine Day-by-Day: 'It is Christ's Birthday'"/
And a happy and blessed Christmas to you all!

New Post: "The way it was: 'The Mass in Slow Motion' by Msgr. Ronald Knox"

Hello all.  A new post on The American Catholic: "The way it was: 'The Mass in Slow Motion' by Msgr. Ronald Knox."   It's all about an English Catholic priest's (convert, author, BBC raconteur) reaction to the Tridentine Mass (in 1944).   Beautifully, elegantly written in a familiar style--enjoy!

New Post: "The Wexford Carol"

Hello all.   Here's another new post (very short) on "The American Catholic":  "The Wexford Carol";  there's a video of Alison Krauss (singing) and Yo-Yo Ma (cello) performing this beautiful old English carol.   Enjoy!

New Post: "An Advent Devotional--God's Promises and the Second Coming"

Hello all.   A new post on Catholic Stand: "An Advent Devotional--God's Promises and the Second Coming."   Enjoy!   And a Happy and Blessed Christmas to you all!

New Post: "Riding to Faith on the Wheels of Music"

Hello all!   A new post on "The New Evangelizer": "Riding to Faith on the Wheels of Music."    Enjoy (and please add your own favorites in the Comments).

New Post: "Words of Hope from St. Ambrose"

Hello all.    A new post on "The American Catholics":  "Words of Hope from St. Ambrose."   Enjoy!

New Post: Christ Be Our Light: Chanukkah, Christmas and Strange Physics

New Post on Catholic Stand:  "Christ Be Our Light: Chanukkah, Christmas and Strange Physics".   And a Happy Christmas to you all.

New Post: "Why this Catholic Convert Says 'Bah! Humbug!' to Christmas Celebration"

The Nativity, Lorenzo Costa; from Wikimedia Commons

Hello all, a new post on Aleteia: "Why this Catholic Convert Says 'Bah! Humbug' to Christmas Celebrations"  (the original title was "The Third Joyful Mystery")
And a Happy, Joyous and non-material Christmas to all of you!