Cross and Sword

The Election Question

Are you Catholic? Are you confused about who you are going vote for on election day? I put together a little exercise is weighing the issues using the National Catholic Registers Seven Pillars of consideration for the 2024 Presidential Election. I talk about the issues as I see them and you can use this same method to do an analysis with your own weights.

Reflecting on One Year of Cross and Sword

First Video Episode!!! Covering Challenges and Accomplishments, Vulnerability and Transparency, and adding video.

Catholicism, Pride, and Dialogue

I went through the month June (aka Month of the Sacred Heart, aka Pride Month) using running everyday as an ascetic practice, posting counter Pride Month content on social media everyday, and prayer to raise awareness to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and counter societies push toward depraved activity. This episode captures some initial reflections of the month and the basis of my stance.

The Five Books

In an intellectual exercise I am going to be completely alone for a year and I can only take five books. The books I chose are Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton, Thinking Life Through by Archbishop Fulton Sheen, and Christian Prayer liturgy of the hours single volume. What do these book choices say about me?

From Battlefield to Pew: Exploring Similarities Between Military Service and Catholicism

Duty, honor, country. These principles resonate with both soldiers on the battlefield and Catholics in the pews. Today, we explore the surprising similarities between military service and the Catholic faith. From discipline and sacrifice to brotherhood, ritual, and the chain of command there is sure to be something to surprise you.