Category Archives: Being Catholic

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

Death, Birth, Baptism, and a Little Hope

My wife and I have six children. Four of them are still living. We lost Joy very early in the pregnancy. By that time we were living in Sauk Centre and had two children. Following our culture’s customs, we sealed … Continue reading

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Respect, Relationship, Responsibility, and Stuffed Animals

Our second-oldest daughter and her husband live and run their businesses on the homestead where my mother grew up. Our oldest daughter moved there, some years back. That’s another story for another time. The oldest daughter and I enjoy a … Continue reading

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You Don’t Have to be Crazy to be Catholic…

When mental health, or lack thereof, pops up in stuff I read, I take notice. That happened Sunday afternoon, and I realized that I’d found something to talk about this week. “…A Catholic Approach to Mental Health Care….” “Faith, Hope … Continue reading

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A Quick Look: Prayer, Performance, Perspective

It’s been another ‘one of those weeks’, so I’m sharing a Bishop Fulton Sheen video (from a family retreat in the 1970s, I gather), talking about whatever comes to mind, and calling it a day. One thing Bishop Sheen mentioned … Continue reading

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War, Feelings, Jesus, and Making Sense

How I feel about a colorful and imaginative image of the American president. More to the point, what I think about what has been happening. Continue reading

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