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Diamonds in the Rough

Our familiar visitors

January 8, 2021
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough, Feature

Putting Christmas decorations away is a sad time for many. It doesn’t have to be that way.

November to remember

November 17, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough

November’s celebration of the faithful departed reminds us that none of us are accidentally here.

Cobra Kai and the transformative power of mercy

October 9, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough

Cobra Kai has been a nice illustration of what can happen when we let go of the past and the devil’s desire to keep reminding us of it.

Sacred Routine

August 5, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough

We need order and a sense of safety – now more than ever. Mass and other elements of our faith help to provide that. Enjoy the routine!

Discipleship – There’s an app for that!

May 14, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Diamonds in the Rough

Rather than connecting some pop culture offering of this moment, I want to promote The Chosen because I want to promote Jesus and discipleship.

Don’t waste a good quarantine

April 28, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Coronavirus, Diamonds in the Rough

This quarantine is an opportunity, not a crisis. And like any opportunity, it can be wasted. We cannot allow that to happen.

‘You ain’t never had a friend like Him’

January 30, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough

God is not a genie; but he is intimately fond of us. He would do anything for you – not because he is our slave, but because he is nothing but love.

What I did on my Christmas holiday

January 14, 2020
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough

The nature of true argument is not to destroy the interlocutor. It’s not even to “win,” really. The point of debate and argument in the classical sense it to delve into and arrive at the Truth.

Be Our Guest

December 12, 2019
By Father T. Austin Murphy Jr.
Filed Under: Blog, Diamonds in the Rough

Everyone who comes to us should be reminded that through their Baptism, they are priests, prophets, and kings — not just in some fairy-tale sense, but truly, because their relationship with Christ makes them so.

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