Meeting Santa Claus in March
After teaching an evening high school confirmation class at St. Lucy's in Long Beach, I noticed Santa Claus with a walker sitting on a...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Foundation
Imagine a galactic universe in the future where mankind will have spread across the stars to form a vastly expansive empire. Now imagine...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Beware the Jabberwock, My Son!
I’ve given it a day or so to think and rethink Fr. Paul Scalia’s article posted yesterday, “The Seriousness of Humor.” [1] I have only...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 28
- 4 min
The House of Weights and Measures
Metaphorically speaking, the Church is a house. More, it is our home. Listen to the Psalmist: “We bless you from the house of the Lord”...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 27
- 4 min
Divisiveness Must Cease!
I am a Traditional Catholic, as all Catholics ought to be, considering the etymology of traditio from Latin meaning that which is handed...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Hit or Miss?
Bishop Barron has come up with another problematic point of view, to my thinking. Let's take a look at this issue together. I recently...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 16
- 3 min
War Is Hell
There is an article currently circulating, at least by email, which contends that because war is hell, it ought to be fought hellishly. ...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 11
- 3 min
Their Loss, Your Gain
With some ongoing family resistance over Catholic teaching about having a marriage irregularly blessed, I'm sharing the following...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Riddle Me This
Bishop Barron came out with a statement today with a less than enlightening comparison of Joe Biden to Abraham Lincoln. "...Can you see...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 4
- 5 min
To Believe or Not to Believe
Whenever a believer breaks union with God, that is a tragic thing. I read today from the former editor of 1Peter5.com (an online...
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fatheratchley
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Propaedeutic
Hello, Class. Please turn to page one of your Baltimore Catechism. A propaedeutic is an introductory class to a specific body of...
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fatheratchley
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Letter to My Niece Marrying Outside the Church
Dear G, I will not attend your wedding because you are a Catholic but choose not to marry in the Church as Catholics are obliged to do. I...
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fatheratchley
- Jul 22
- 7 min
The Weight of Glory
I have a friend who attended seminary with me but has long since stopped practicing his faith. He assured me that he is good with God. I...
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fatheratchley
- Jul 14
- 2 min
Who? You!
Dr. Seuss has a wonderful children's story about Horton, an elephant that discovers with very sharp ears a tiny planet of persons called...
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fatheratchley
- Jun 13
- 2 min
What is the meaning of the sign of the Cross?
The sign of the cross isn't something Catholics do out of habit or even tradition; it's a reminder that we belong to God.
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fatheratchley
- Jun 12
- 2 min
What Can You Say to a Friend Who Believes No One Ends Up in Hell?
What is the best response to someone who believes no one ends up in hell? What's the Church's stance on this topic?
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Jenny duBay
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Why Does a Catholic Novena Last Nine Days?
Why do Catholic Novenas last nine days? Is nine some sort of magical number? Or is the reason for nine days a reminder of deeper spiritual t
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Sean Murray
- Mar 10
- 5 min
Why do Catholics believe in Purgatory?
First off the practicing Jews today believe in Purgatory, the Muslims believe in purgatory, all the early Christian Church's believe in...
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