Well it ain’t exactly a Confessions or Seven Storey Mountain but it is an autobiographical reflection that, rather surprisingly, ends [spoiler alert] in a Catholic Church. Every time I try to figure out how I came … Continue reading Quomodo Veni Huc
A Twenty Decade Rosary
This writing was, in itself, an act of devotion. In this entry I offer a combination of traditional (Dominican and Popular), doctrinal, and scriptural materials to compose a “complete,” twenty … Continue reading A Twenty Decade Rosary
Eulogy for my Grandfather
Delivered on 6 October 2012 There is not time, nor is this the place or occasion, to capture the whole life of Walter LB. All those stories we carry with … Continue reading Eulogy for my Grandfather
On the Name
The name of this site, dfxc, is from the initials of my (intended) Christian name. Yes, I know I’m well ahead of the game here as I’ve still got far too … Continue reading On the Name
Prayer to St. Ignatius of Loyola
O glorious Patriarch, Ignatius of Loyola, By your example, lead me to seek and find God in all things; Teach me to converse with God, that I might discern the … Continue reading Prayer to St. Ignatius of Loyola
The Apostleship of Prayer
Why isn’t every Catholic a member of this organization? Seriously, I’m not seeing the downside. Sure, some memberships or con-fraternities ask a lot. For the Apostleship of Prayer, though, the financial cost … Continue reading The Apostleship of Prayer
Prayer Adapted from a Homily of St. Basil the Great
Let Me Be Attentive to Myself Based on St. Basil’s Homily on Deut. 15:9 O gracious Lord, We human beings are easily led toward sins of the mind. Help us … Continue reading Prayer Adapted from a Homily of St. Basil the Great
A Nonet of Heroic Couplets from a Disheartened Convert
I call thee, Lord: make haste and harden steel, To help the cause I frame in this appeal. For trampled do I find my soul, and tossed, Surrounded, threatened, faltering and lost. … Continue reading A Nonet of Heroic Couplets from a Disheartened Convert
Explaining Confession Existentially
As counter-intuitive as it may seem, I find that a useful way into an explanation of Penance and Reconciliation begins far from any ideas of sacrament or church or even … Continue reading Explaining Confession Existentially
Sanctified
That we ourselves should be counted among the saints, in any sense, seems almost scandalous; certainly we are not so holy! And yet, while we count from among the body … Continue reading Sanctified
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