The Catholic Defender: Hell is for Children
I have written about fatherless families and the problems associated there along with problems of women being made as objects as opposed...
The Catholic Defender: Father Byles was a true Apostle
I have met some great Catholic Priests in my 26 years in the United States Army. There are great stories of heroism and courage...
The Catholic Defender: Stay Sober and Keep Your Eyes Pealed
"Be watchful (keep your eyes open), stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love". 1...
The Catholic Defender: In the Military, We call our call to Serve as a "Tour of Duty"
Recently, I was watching an old episode of "Tour of Duty" that really brought back some memories to me. In this episode, one of the stars...
The Catholic Defender: Problems with Justification Through Rationalization
Right after my retirement from the Army, I was looking to in-process at Texas A&M for the upcoming Summer semester when I struck up a...
The Catholic Defender: A Tale of Two Communities
Charles Dickens gave us the classic work, "A Tale of Two Cities", which begins with the famous line, "It was the best of times; it was...
The Catholic Defender: Bowing is a sign of showing respect
I wrote an article I entitled, “Do you pray to statues” because of the many accusation floating out in the land of the Internet. Recently...
The Catholic Defender: Born Again
Recently I was on Facebook checking for responses to one of my articles that I had shared concerning St. Valentine. I had one of those...
The Catholic Defender: Livin On A Prayer
It was a hot summer day in June of 1968, I was a 12 year old boy living in Southern Missouri. My Mother was just in an automobile...
The Catholic Defender: Celibacy Is Still A Worthy Life
The 1990's was not an easy time for Catholics as the priest scandal was in full bloom in the media and basically those opposed to the...
