The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. -Gal 5:22-23 Lord, send your Spirit upon us. Guide us in our lives and let us always seek your face. Show us your love and give us the opportunity to show the love of Christ to those whom we meet. … Continue reading Prayer 2
On Manhood and Knowing God
☧ Written for Those Catholic Men. How can anyone know God? How can we plumb the depths or reach the heights of the Infinite? How do we respond to statements like, “See, God is great beyond our knowledge, the number of his years past searching out,” (Job 36:26)? To me, these types of questions and … Continue reading On Manhood and Knowing God
Husbands, Love Your Wives
☧ Written for Those Catholic Men. The beginning of fall marks the end of the summer wedding season, and as I see the photos of friends, acquaintances, and distant family members getting married, I can’t help but reflect on the classic Catholic wedding photo. The young couple is standing together looking overjoyed at the foot … Continue reading Husbands, Love Your Wives
Fraternal Correction
☧ Shorter version published on Those Catholic Men and Catholic Exchange. A few weeks ago after having recently defended our Master's theses, my wife, several of our friends, and I were out at the good ol' bar district across the street from our university celebrating the conclusion of years of hard work. There are quite a few … Continue reading Fraternal Correction
Craft Beer and Distributism
☧ Published on Those Catholic Men. What's the deal with craft beer? Why does everyone suddenly love craft beer? How can it be that in 1978, there were 89 breweries in the US, but now, there are over 5,300? Why are microbreweries, craft beer companies, and brewpubs opening left and right? Why has production by … Continue reading Craft Beer and Distributism
Friendship
☧ Friendship is a major part of human life. It is in our nature to have friends and to build a community with people that we enjoy spending time with. Friendship can bring great joy, a fulfilling sense of trust, and unwavering support in times of crisis; but since it is a form of love, … Continue reading Friendship
Premonition Has Two Sides
Premonition I’ve wanted to do one of these daily prompt posts ever since I started this blog - sometimes I look at it, write a few lines, hit a roadblock, and delete everything. Well today is different; I’m going to write about this one. The word today is “premonition”. Now, I won’t try to pretend … Continue reading Premonition Has Two Sides
Okay… Maybe Not That Many Swear Words
☧ In my previous post about Listening to Music with Swear Words, I discussed how listening to music with swear words is an okay thing to do. At the risk of making things worse or more confusing, I'd like to follow up with a bit of a clarification: I'm arguing that listening to a song … Continue reading Okay… Maybe Not That Many Swear Words
Unsatisfactory
☧ Life is unsatisfactory. There's no two ways about it; it just is, and the fact that there's no way out of this condition is even more unsatisfactory and frustrating. Everyone feels this feeling. No matter how much money we make, no matter what kind of car, boat, house, or whatever we have, there will … Continue reading Unsatisfactory
The Catholic Physicist 