Marriage is good

Today I celebrate 4 years of wedded bliss to Rose, of ARTIST4GOD, Fine Art America, and Artist4God on Zazzle.com fame. Marriage is good. I can go on about the sacramental and sacrificial aspects of marriage, maybe even some of the theological elements of it. I can also go on forever about the romantic and emotional …

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SwagCatholic

From time to time I have attempted to earn funds from this blog. Nothing much ever came of them, but I also didn’t put in tons of effort, either. I even tried a bleg (blog beg) after last American Thanksgiving. The silence was deafening. I became sad and almost quit blogging. Anyway, I’ve also tried …

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True Freedom

Freedom, the lack of it, the excess of it, or the abuse of it, is an undercurrent of the culture wars of today. Everyone wants it, everyone pretty much gets resentful when someone else uses it, and what it means for one person doesn’t necessarily hold for another. Nevertheless, what is freedom to the Christian? …

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Going outside to get outside

I am taking advantage of some warm temperatures and am blogging from outside. It is near 60 degrees out, and despite being a wee bit chilly with the breeze, I am insistent upon staying outdoors with my MacBook and blogging. I am basically saying this, that aside from being a little cabin-feverish from being inside …

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The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics AVAILABILITY UPDATE

Amazon.com just picked up CreateSpace’s print edition of “The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics”, and now the book is available pretty much anywhere you can buy an ebook, and also now from two sources in a print edition: The Stations of the Cross for Alcoholics is now available for purchase through a variety on …

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