I've been taking an extended break from Catholic Match while trying to get the rest of my life together. But I still write for them intermittently, which means that, as a side effect of my break, I've been missing when my own essays appear (these things are written months in advance). So today I'm going … Continue reading Catholic Match Catch-Up
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Peace on Earth at Catholic Match
When I wrote today's Catholic Match piece, I was taking it for granted that the year would end in tumult (these things are written weeks or months in advance). Turns out, this is even more timely than I expected: In truth, if you’re seeking reasons to lament the apparent failure of the angelic promise of … Continue reading Peace on Earth at Catholic Match
CM Piece: Authority in Marriage
Well, this one's probably going to make some people angry: The standard practice when faced with this passage is to emphasize the duty it and the following verses place on husbands: to love their wives as Christ loved the Church and to lay down their lives for them. This is all perfectly right and proper, … Continue reading CM Piece: Authority in Marriage
Catholic Match: What to do When You have a Difficult Personality
I get to quote The Lost World in this one: This is not something that is going to go away, or that is a matter of simply building confidence in yourself (though more on that in a bit). Your personality will make your dating and married life harder for you than it would be for … Continue reading Catholic Match: What to do When You have a Difficult Personality
Talking Confession at Catholic Match
My latest Catholic Match post is up, talking about why you need to go to Confession: This brings us to the second point: besides your eternal salvation (if anything can be ‘besides’ that), Confession, along with the other Sacraments, conveys a very useful lesson. Namely, that we do not get to set the terms of … Continue reading Talking Confession at Catholic Match
Catholic Match – What Do I Have to Offer
My latest piece at Catholic Match went up today: One of the ideas that comes up in job hunting is “distinct value add.” Basically, what do you bring to this company that no one else does? The problem for many of us, of course, is that in most cases a truthful answer would be something … Continue reading Catholic Match – What Do I Have to Offer
Do You Really Want It? – Catholic Match Post
My latest Catholic Match post is on the all-important question of "do you really want what you say you want?" I think a lot of the things we claim to want are in this category. We say we like the outdoors, or that we would like to travel, or that we want a relationship. We … Continue reading Do You Really Want It? – Catholic Match Post
Talking about St. John Henry Newman’s Idea of a Gentleman at Catholic Match
Latest Catholic Match piece is up, going into St. John Henry Newman's description of a Gentleman and how it applies to people today: St. Cardinal Newman (a man who knew something of being both a Christian and a gentleman) offered this definition (abridged: the full description can be found in his Idea of a University): … Continue reading Talking about St. John Henry Newman’s Idea of a Gentleman at Catholic Match
Catholic Match Post on a World without Manners
My latest post is up on Catholic Match, discussing the pitfalls and solutions of dating in a world without set manners: For an example; just the other day I read a woman claiming that it is inappropriate behavior for a man to compliment a woman on her looks if they are not dating. Not long … Continue reading Catholic Match Post on a World without Manners
Memento Mori at Catholic Match
My annual Halloween piece is up at Catholic Match: If you ever explore some of the old churches in Europe, or look over art from the old days, you’ll notice quite a few skulls. Some of which are even attached to skeletons. They show up in some of the most unexpected places: on clocks, or … Continue reading Memento Mori at Catholic Match
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