YouCat: The Sacraments of Communion and Mission
Mission: Impossible premiered in September 1966 on CBS. The show centered on a handpicked team of spies who would take on a dangerous…
YouCat: I Believe in God the Father
Luke Skywalker had put up a good fight, but Darth Vader had gained the upper hand by cutting off Luke’s right hand. Luke…
The Cross = a Broken Heart?
Today, the Church celebrates Good Friday. It seems odd to me to call the day Jesus suffered, died, and was buried “good.” Because…
Lessons From Star Wars: The Stony Heart
“…show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,…
What does it mean to be free?
Because I spend a lot of time trying explain my faith to teenagers, many of them have no problem turning around and asking…
Man up!
As a certifiable Trekkie (I have attended three Star Trek conventions and once forced my wife to make a stop in Vulcan, AB,…
“Hating the Sin” (but never a person!)
At the end of confession, the priest usually invites me to pray an act of contrition – a prayer saying that I’m sorry…
Lessons from Summer Camp
In May of 1997, to try and spend more time with a girl I liked, I signed up to be a counselor at…
Why does God let us suffer so much?
A baby eagle is safe in its nest: warm, well-fed, and knows that it is loved. There’s a legend about how baby eagles…
I Still Love My Ex-Girlfriend
I have a confession to make: I still love my ex-girlfriend. To be perfectly honest, I still love all of them- and I…