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“In joyful gratitude for his wife, a husband gives himself completely to his wife.” — From Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan

Here is a link to an article written by Jimmy Atkins, a Catholic commentator and blogger in the National Catholic Register about the Irish letter. In the body of his article is a link to a photocopy of the actual … Continue reading →

In just a couple of hours, this website will have reached 250,000 visits. Congratulations to all of you for making the weblog what it is. You have accomplished this. It started with an unexpected suggestion from my computer wiz son … Continue reading →

This blog is approaching  a quarter million visits. I am so please that over that past couple of years you have found something of interest here. Never be afraid of leaving a comment to a post. All comments are moderated, but … Continue reading →

I am still waiting for my computer to return. I am sitting in my office at the clinic typing away. (I am on vacation, so I don’t relish being in my office at the moment.) New Year’s Day is right around … Continue reading →

Yes, I am still here.  I haven’t been able to post anything because of busyness during Christmas travels, some furnance problems that have caused me headache, traveling to Chicago to help my son and daughter-in-law move, and last of all, … Continue reading →

Those of us in the diocese of Winona should be proud of Sr. Alice Zachmann, SSND who resides now in Mankato, Minnesota with other School Sisters of Notre Dame. Sr. Alice was honored recently by the Torture Abolition and Survivors … Continue reading →

3rd Sunday of Advent – Part One 3rd Sunday of Advent – Part Two

Just heard that the Metrodome in Minneapolis collapsed last night due to the blizzard. I am so happy that I decided to buy a snowblower for the first time, because I was out at 6 AM this morning blowing away … Continue reading →

In my random thoughts post a short while ago, I mentioned the misunderstanding of what the Pope said about condom us in the context of a male prostitute. I gave a very short explanation of what I understood him to … Continue reading →

Catholic Faith and Reflections has reached the 200,000 visit mark. The site meter reads only 100,000, but this only accounts for the number of visits since it was recalibrated a while back. Prior to its reset, an additional 100,000 visits had been … Continue reading →

I am going to stir up some trouble, I suppose, in posting on this topic. What I don’t understand well is why so many women want to be like men in the Church, and why so many men don’t want … Continue reading →

I want to thank a watchful reader of this blog for alerting me to an error I made in my post on the Holy Father’s intention for the month of November. I said that Matt Talbot was “Blessed” when, in … Continue reading →

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Gratitude Homily Part One 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time- Gratitude Homily Part Two

“Always stay close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, because it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, who is the Prince of Peace.” — St. Pio of Pietrelcina, OFM Cap.

Did you know that the oldest republic in Europe is surrounded by Italy? No, it is not the Vatican City State. It is San Marino, a 24 square mile republic in the northeast of the Italian peninsula. The Holy Father … Continue reading →

Over 170,000 visitors have logged on to this weblog since its inception several years ago. Catholic Faith and Reflections is currently averaging about 15,000 visits a month. I am pleased so many find something of interest here. Please feel free … Continue reading →