With the pro-life movement being a part of my life, a question that I've discussed with many is "why is the Conception of Christ...

This is a post from a scholarly priest in Montana. While studying together in Rome, Fr. Ryan and I were good buds, and we actually (unsucce...

This is the latest video from my video production company that is not a company. I like putting together little mash-ups when I get the tim...

A post about "hosts" and an issue that is arising more frequently at parishes across the country. There are ways around this, but...

This morning I was blessed to have Mass in a still-silent St. John's in downtown Indy around 6:30 am. Because I had no Mass scheduled, ...

This is an excerpt from a Christmas homily that Pope Benedict gave almost 30 years ago. I found it in an obscure book titled " Dogma a...

Great post from Fr. Z. QUAERITUR: Long confession lines, having only venial sins, and blocking someone else’s chance to confess

Last weekend I had some of my siblings over for dinner. The main course went really well and tasted delicious. I went with one of my Mom...

If you've followed the blog at all my love for Tolkien is surely not a surprise at this point. This looks to be quite the movie experie...

Last night, after looking at a calendar, I realized that today is a feast day for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis because it is the anniver...

First a chillingly beautiful poem from the pages of First Things Winter Concert by N. E. Dunkle At St. Progressive University We toil ...

Let me begin by saying I am a gigantic fan of Pope Benedict and he helped form me into the priest I am just as much as the seminary did. I ...

This weekend at Mass the opening prayer is the following Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, your grace into our hearts, that we, to who...

Preparing for the Roman Missal, 3rd Edition: 'Consubstantial with the Father' Father Romanus Cessario, O.P. Posted: 1/14/2011 E...

My friend, seminarian Doug Marcotte, sent me this video of a priest from New York jamming out at an ordination party. Archindy has our danc...

Today we celebrate the apparition of our Blessed Mother to St. Juan Diego. We know the famous story whereby Juan Diego goes in front of t...

A few weeks ago in the Criterion there was an article about a 'Theology of the Body' workshop for college students. I am a huge fan...

The Sitter This one gets the big fat "O" as in stay away and take advantage of one of the other 4 billion fun things to do this w...