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Fr. Aquinas Nichols

Save Us from Sour-Faced Catholics & Silent Priests

February 23, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 2 Comments

Joel and I often say that the “attitude” of this blog embodies what a practicing Catholic ought to be — intentionally, joyfully, and faithfully Catholic all the time. Our blog posts attempt to be the antidote to the perception that piety is boring or that the Church is filled with “sour-faced saints,” as St. Teresa … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Birth Control, Contraception, Dr. Janet Smith, Fr. Aquinas Nichols, Fr. Leo, Fr. Zach Kautzky, Natural Family Planning, Prolife, Sour-faced saints, St. Teresa of Avila

A Homily Worthy of Applause

February 13, 2012 by Lisa Schmidt 6 Comments

Remember that post I wrote about how annoyed I get when clapping occurs during Mass? Well, I might have abonded ship and started a thundering ovation had I been present at the Mass recorded in the video below. Check out Father Aquinas M. Nichols’ (pastor of the Basilica of St. John in Des Moines, Iowa) homily titled … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Bishop Pates, Diocese of Des Moines, Fr. Aquinas Nichols, Prolife, Prolife, sterilization
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