Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

Pope Leo XIV: World Citizen, 21st Century Missionary 0 (0)

Someone’s written a book about Pope Leo XIV: “León XIV: ciudadano del mundo, misionero del siglo XXI”; or “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century”. The book, in Spanish, was released today, September 18, 2025. I … Continue reading

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King Josiah, Consequences, and Love 0 (0)

By some standards, this isn’t a particularly “Christian” blog. I don’t rant about the fires of Hell, or gush over cheerful thoughts like this: “…The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider … Continue reading

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Death and Evil: But Also Light and Hope 0 (0)

Kids started going back to school here in Sauk Centre on Wednesday. No shots rang out, and nobody got killed. That, happily, is routine. But sometimes bad things happen. Classes started last week at the Church of the Annunciation’s school … Continue reading

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Our First Childbirth: Memories and a Few Thoughts 0 (0)

When I asked our oldest daughter what she’d like me to write about this week, she suggested “stories about when each of us was born”. The birth of each child was an important event, at least for me and my … Continue reading

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A Stained Glass Window, a Baron, Initiative and Rules 0 (0)

It’s been about a half-century since I worked for the Red River Valley Historical Society. Articles I wrote for their Red River Valley Heritage Press are in the MSMM Archives, and that’s another topic.1 Something I liked about that historical … Continue reading

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