Clement XI: The War of Spanish Succession, Jansenism (again), and the Controversy about Chinese Rites. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Clement XI, who succeeded Innocent XII: Last Papal beard and an end to nepotism. You can liste…

Sister Josephine Garret of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth a Catholic Counselor answers does my child need counseling and so much more! She shares her tips for raising healthy kids in a wounded world and how parents can find hope without fal…

I have been puzzled by recent attempts by the Texas legislature to bring religion into the schools. What were our leaders expecting to accomplish by putting the Ten Commandments on classroom walls (this one failed) in public schools? (And anyway… Continue Reading →

Innocent XII: Last Papal beard and an end to nepotism.
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In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob is back again and this time, he talks about the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr. Rob reveals that in the past he struggled to fully understand the Assumption of Mary and other Mariology to…

“The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears;    I have not been rebellious,    I have not turned away. I offered my back to those who beatme,    my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;I did not hide my face    from mocking and spitting. Because the Sovereign Lord helpsme,    I will not… Continue Reading →

Alexander VIII: Nepotism comes back big, for a little while. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Alexander VIII, who succeeded Blessed Innocent XI–The only “Blessed” Pope between St. Pius V and St. Pius X, the siege of Vi…

Kendra Tierney makes liturgical living easy in real life. In her newest book The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion: The Liturgical Year in Practice, she complies Catholic liturgical prayers for you to have a liturgical life and help create a Catholic …

I forgot something in my post about what I did this summer. It’s just a ridiculous story. My life seems to be dotted with crazy stories involving animals. Here is another one. My eldest daughter lives out in the country…. Continue Reading →

Brown and yellow leaves flutter to the ground from the trees outside my window; not because of the advent of autumn but from heat stress. This is common in Texas this time of year. However the heat has been relentless… Continue Reading →

Innocent XI: The only “Blessed” Pope between St. Pius V and St. Pius X, the siege of Vienna, and the continued fight with France over Gallicanism. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Blessed Innocent XI, who succeeded Pop…

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob is back after his technical difficulties! In this episode, he discusses the life of St. Clare of Assisi and her impact on St. Francis. Listen to the previous episode where Fr. Rob is joined by Melis…

Clement X: The newest and oldest cardinal gets elected Pope unexpectedly. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pope Clement X, who succeeded Pope Clement IX–A popular Pope who heard confessions weekly for the public and who published …

Over 45,000 men have gone through Exodus 90, a spiritual exercise entailing prayer, asceticism, and fraternity lived out in an intense and intentional way. Check out https://exodus90.com/ today, and join us as Drew and Katie Taylor interview Nathaniel …

After enduring unemployment for nine months in 2020, I am in the same situation again. On June 1, my former employer and I parted ways. It was not my choice. For the […]

I don’t post on here as often as I used to. In the early days of the site (like 20 years ago? What the hell?), I would post just random things all the time. Twitter, I think, gave me a different place to scratch that itch coupled with the movement that everyone needed their own […]

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Clement IX: A popular Pope who heard confessions weekly for the public and who published the world’s first comic opera. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pope Clement IX, who succeeded Pope Alexander VII–A cultured and honest…

How has COVID affected young Catholics, what trends are we seeing amongst Catholic youth today? Today, Fr. Conrad is joined by Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of Springtide Institute, to discuss what trends we are seeing in the rise and declines o…

 Homily   20th
Sunday of Ord time    August 20, 2023

Do you like the Gospel we just
heard?   I am not so sure.  First of all, Jesus goes to the region of
Tyre and Sidon.  These were rather
pros…

Alexander VII: A cultured and honest Pope who fought Jansenism and welcomed the most important convert of the century to Rome. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pope Alexander VII, who succeeded Pope Innocent X–The Peace of Westpha…

Mike and Alicia Hernon from the Messy Family Project discuss with Drew and Katie Taylor the details of Catholic family life! The Family Board Meeting not only helps Catholic Couples learn how to create a family mission statement, they intentionally cre…

 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.  Good for her.  But what does it have to do with you and
me?  Why should we care?

Well, actually there is very good
reason for us to celebrate because …

 HOMILY   Nineteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time   CYCLE A    August 13, 2023

St. Paul
in our second reading is writing to the Romans, people he has never visited nor
even seen.  He doesn’t know them, and the
R…

Innocent X: The Peace of Westphalia and the Jansenist Controversy. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pope Innocent X, who succeeded Pope Urban VIII–What the Barberians didn’t do to Rome, the Barbarinis did. You can listen to …

In this throwback episode of Catholic-Link, Fr. Rob discusses in 60 seconds or less the feast of the Assumption. A feast with an important message for all of us. The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is on August 15th. The belief that Mary assumed into H…

For years, we’ve been traveling the country (and the world) with our children in tow. Lots of travel guides assume you have a money tree, mine do not. We’re a real family, with a real mortgage, with a real desire to show our kids the world. Enter: our practical travel guides. My husband was a…

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Urban VIII: What the Barberians didn’t do to Rome, the Barbarinis did. In this episode of Habemus Papam, Fr. Conrad discusses Pope Urban VIII, who succeeded Pope Gregory XV–the reform of papal elections and the most epic canonization ever. …

Fr Gregory Pine, OP sits down to discuss Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly his new book ➡️ https://amzn.to/33LUJHp which answers the question what is prudence and how do we live the virtue of prudence? Fr Gregory is a regular contributor on Pin…

 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time    Cycle A     
St Austin, Austin,TX   July 30,2023

“The kingdom of
heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which
a person finds and hides again,
…

July 29 is the feast of Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus, the siblings of Bethany. Bethany is a little village not far from Jerusalem. It seems to have been Jesus’ favorite stop on his journeys, his home away from home. … Continue Reading →

Gregory XV: The reform of papal elections and the most epic canonization ever.
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Fr. Rob is joined by Melissa Kirking, an author and expert on how to bring Children to Adoration, to discuss her new book, Jesus and Me: Talking with My Greatest Friend.
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 Homily for 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time Cycle A    July 22/23  
2023

     Our second reading today comes from St Paul’s
letter to the Romans.  Now St Paul was a
prolific letter writer and we have…

Paul V: A capable administrator and the start of the Thirty Years War.
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Habits for Holiness with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames of the CFRs
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Leo XI: Another Medici Pope, another friend of St. Philip Neri, and another short papacy.
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In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob discusses the feast of Pentecost. Fr. Rob identifies how Pentecost is the only Jewish feast that is on the Catholic Liturgical Year Calendar.
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Originally posted on Bethany Hang Out:
Fifteen or more years ago I had a dream that is still vivid to me now. I was in a small, dimly lit church where the early arrivals were just sitting down before mass.…

Clement VIII: Another friend of St. Philip Neri, the first Pope to drink Coffee and the conversion of Henry of Navarre.
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July 6 is the feast of St. Maria Goretti, a Saint I love very much. Loving her was not immediate for me. My appreciation of her has been more of a journey. I had to take a prayerful look at… Continue Reading →