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Christians Not Immune to Ruts 26 Apr 2013 | 01:08 am
A lot of Christians follow a specific pattern when they either convert into the faith or are born into it but make it their own. They embrace their faith with great enthusiasm, continue along that pat...
Faith Is Sometimes Risky 15 Apr 2013 | 03:00 pm
We humans are naturally risk averse. In other words, we prefer our comfort zones to going out on a limb and taking risks in life that make us uncomfortable. It’s not a surprise because even the phrase...
We Have A New Pope 19 Mar 2013 | 03:55 am
I interrupt this Per Christum hiatus to mention the election of a new pope – with the name Francis. He is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the bishop of Argentina. This is a “first” for a variety of reasons. He...
Two New Pages Related To Prayer 14 Jan 2013 | 04:51 am
As many of you know, we operate a sister site, ChurchYear.Net. We have been adding prayers and other resources since we began in 2004 to that site. Now we get over a million visitors a year that are l...
What is Gaudete Sunday? 17 Dec 2012 | 02:34 am
We are almost finished with Advent and the Christmas season is upon us soon. I am not sure how many days left until Christmas, but just pull aside the nearest child, and they can tell you! Today is th...
What’s Up With Per Christum? 11 Nov 2012 | 08:30 am
As many of you know, we have not been keeping this blog up very consistently As a result, we have pretty much closed it down, even though it is redesigned a little. We recently switched hosts, and be...
A New Blog… 30 Sep 2012 | 08:17 pm
As many of your know, Per Christum has pretty much become defunct. I know that when we began in 2006, I was excited about the possibilities of Catholic blogging. Eventually, I tired of the polemics of...
The Passing of a Giant . . . 7 Aug 2012 | 04:44 am
I’ll comment more later when I can. Ralph was a friend and mentor. For now, his obituary can speak for itself. Blessings, Papa Z. Ralph Gerald Del Colle October 3, 1954 – July 29, 2012 57, of Milwauke...
Lent and Gratitude 25 Feb 2012 | 03:57 am
I don’t post much these days, because as a husband, father, teacher, and now moving into other ventures, I am pretty busy. However, I am always grateful for the Season of Catholic Lent, which always r...
SUBJECT: FAITH!!!!!!! 1 Feb 2012 | 10:12 am
. . . and after faith — and ONLY after faith — politics! I posed an interesting question to my students a few weeks ago. It was a potentially politically incorrect question, but it generated some goo...
