by Micah Murphy | Dec 14, 2021 | Pontifications (Blog)
Inside of you are two wolves. Catholic wolves. And they’re fighting a battle for your soul. Everywhere you go in the Church today, there seems to be schism, division, and civil war. And what’s the dividing line? It’s not what you think. What politician is the most...
by Micah Murphy | Sep 13, 2021 | Pontifications (Blog)
The Puddle’s home parish is St. John of the Cross Catholic Church, so named because St. John famously doodled Christ on the Cross, later inspiring Dali’s famous adaptation. The cartoon of Christ by St. John of the Cross. Despite its name, it is modeled closely after...
by Micah Murphy | Sep 10, 2021 | Pontifications (Blog)
Last week, I made the case for why Confirmation should never involve required service hours. (TL;DR: it’s the sin of simony.) This week, I will explain a broader problem common to sacramental prep in parish catechesis. It is an open secret among clergy and lay...
