Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
Husband, Father, Writer, Beggar.
By Nathan
Almost 50 years ago, a snowstorm swept through Augusta, GA. It dropped enough snow to completely shut the city down. Not that shutting Augusta down requires a lot of snow. But 14 inches of snow in the Deep South is…
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The Sacrament of Baptism begins our journey of discipleship. Through water and the Holy Spirit, we are buried with Christ in His Crucifixion and reborn as God’s own children. The Sacrament of Baptism is so powerful that it can never…
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I had no plans at the beginning to become a cryptocurrency mogul. Nor did I aspire to be a failed crypto titan. It all started innocent enough. During the lockdown of 2020, I was working from home in my two-bedroom…
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The Seven Sacraments are at the heart of God’s activity in the Church. Jesus established each sacrament as a special way to give us His grace. Being able to participate in the sacramental life of the Church is one of…
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What does it mean that the devil is called, “the accuser of the brethren?” (Rev. 12:10) Why does that matter to Christians living today? How does that affect us in our daily lives? In past blog posts, I have talked…
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The best thing any human being can do is worship God. It fulfills our highest purpose, our destiny… to know, love, and serve God during this life, and spend eternity rejoicing in His presence. Worship is the first and best…
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We have a saying in Alleluia… one way or another, we’re gonna end up in Dearing. Many years ago, that’s where the community put our graveyard. On MLK day, one of the community’s elders took his last trip to Dearing….
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One way to do God’s will is by doing battle with the opposite of God’s will: temptation. God never wants us to sin or do evil. Understanding and living according to the moral law in the teachings of the Church,…
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At around midnight, Mary gently woke me out of a sound sleep. “David Jude is still awake. His tooth is bothering him. He might come in.” David Jude’s adult teeth started replacing his baby teeth a number of years ago,…
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A good friend shared some thoughts on spiritual direction and I thought they were so good that I got his permission to republish them here. The author Steve Camilli and I share the same spiritual director and a history in…
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I'm a charismatic Catholic who lives on the outskirts of nowhere. God has given me a wife, a family, and a mission to feed the hungry. These are my stories.
