by Catholic Wise Guy | May 22, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
On his web page the Catholic Wise Guy proclaims himself a “Traditional Catholic (TC).” This means, he adds, that he believes in “traditional Catholic theology and morality.” To further understand Traditional Catholic thinking, the Wise Guy advises the reader to pick...
by Catholic Wise Guy | May 17, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
The Catholic Wise Guy decided to investigate the oft-repeated claim that most wars are caused by religion. The corollary is if we could just get rid of religion, wars would cease, and worldwide peace would ensue. This concept is expressed beautifully in the John...
by Catholic Wise Guy | May 8, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
I’m mellow with wine in the Lord. Pagan’s say, “Forget the Lord” while fellow believers sometimes advise, “Forget the Wine.” This I know: drink wine in moderation. drink the Lord to excess. For me wine and the Lord go together like...
by Catholic Wise Guy | May 6, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
As America and the world struggle with the corona virus pandemic, it may be inappropriate for the Catholic Wise Guy to address another pandemic that has been spreading across America (and elsewhere) the past several years. But the Catholic Wise Guy, who sometimes...
by Catholic Wise Guy | May 4, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Cleaning up after dinner, the Catholic Wise Guy pondered the conversation. Saint Mike, his de facto Spiritual Director as well as the Director of Maintenance at St. Rita, had called to discuss several parish problems. Before hanging up St. Mike had asked the...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Apr 28, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
The Catholic Wise Guy has always been a word guy. He likes to learn new words and use old words in new ways. Recently he was awakened to an old word used in a new way: “woke.” The original meaning of “woke” is as the past tense and past participle of...
