Book Review: Living Beyond Sunday – Making Your Home a Holy Place

Book Review: Living Beyond Sunday: Making Your Home a Holy Place Authors: Adam and Haylee Minihan and David and Pamela Niles Publisher: Ascension Press             In a crowded parking lot on college move-in day this past August, my life changed. Yes, the parking lot was cramped and loud with the hustle and bustle of people…

Book Review: The Conservative Heart by Arthur Brooks

The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America by Arthur Brooks What qualities come to your mind when you think of a political conservative? You might think of someone that is financially responsible, sensible, and you may even think of someone who is just like you: a member of the…

Book Review: Everyday Meditations

Book Review: Everyday Meditations By: St. John Henry Newman Sophia Institute Press Late last April our parish was blessed to open a perpetual Eucharistic Adoration chapel. I was able to be present as the final touches were being made just before the Archbishop arrived to give his blessing. Needless to say, it was quite a…

Let us be Thinkers and Believers

Here’s a new word for you: apotemnophilia.  It is a psychological disorder, a body dysmorphic disorder.  Think: anorexia, falsely experiencing being a fat person; or transgenderism, falsely experiencing being the opposite sex. For apotemnophilia, it is falsely experiencing being an amputee.  This is a person who has two legs, but experiences themselves without.  When severe, they…