Hotter Than New Love

Easter Sunday found us on the farm, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection amidst the quiet (for now) fields and warm breezes of central Illinois.  We were overjoyed to see my wife’s family as it has been since Christmas since we have been home to the farm.  We were also overjoyed to be able to attend the [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder, Andre Ethier, is dominating this month at the plate.  Ethier extended his hitting streak to 24 games this month! That means that Ethier has reached base with a hit in the last 24 games, an MLB record for the month of April.  Major League Baseball loves their obscure records, but [...]

Happy Easter everyone!  Christ is risen, Alleluia!

I’ve often thought to myself that if our Catholic Church architecture were better in the modern age, we could attract more people to the faith and also help Catholics to worship God in a more reverent and joyful manner.  Here are just a few of my recommendations on how to make a Church really ring [...]

Greetings HTNL nation!  I want to bring your attention to a movie that will be coming out on May 5th called, “There Be Dragons.” The movie chronicles the life of Saint Josemaria Escriva.  The amazing thing is that There Be Dragons portrays Saint Josemaria, priests, and the Church in a very accurate and attractive light [...]

HTNL nation: I want to bring your attention to two websites you might be interested in investigating this Lent. The first website, Smoldering Wick, is a series of meditations given by our dear friend Chris Hurtubise:  farmer, theologian, Cubs fan. The second site is by Fr. Robert Barron and is called Word On Fire. There [...]