Our Sean Maguire

I never know what is going to happen in a day of sidewalk counseling. Today I was standing out in the cold with three pro-choice clinic escorts for company. They were having a very lively conversation as the morning progressed. At one point the leader of the escorts, Scott, said something about spending the hours there every Saturday and what a drag that was on his productivity. I asked him, "What motivates you to be out here?" He ignored me, told the two female escorts to ig

Yesterday I spent the day standing outside of the Planned Parenthood at 201 N. Hamilton Avenue in Richmond, VA. This was my first time doing pro-life outreach at this location. There were no abortions on Saturday. Praise God! My purpose there yesterday was not actually motivated because I thought Planned Parenthood was going to be doing abortions, I actually went there to pray as part of the 40 Days for Life campaign. 40 Days for Life is an international movement of pro-life

Marriage. Marriage is what brings us together today. Marriage, that blessed arrangement, that dream within a dream. - The Impressive Clergyman Rather than a post On Marriage, this is more of a post On Marriage When it is Suggested That My Life Would Be Better With It. Note - I hope this will be the start of a longer conversation for many who read this. I am upset by comments from the well-meaning individuals who tell me that they are "praying for me to find a wife." There is

Have I “polluted the spring water of friendship with the filth of concupiscence?” That's borrowing language from Saint Augustine of Hippo. I didn't know what the word "concupiscence" meant until I looked it up recently. The idea of concupiscence is central in a debate being waged around the Revoice Conference. I wrote briefly about this conference before. So What is Concupiscence? According to a quick search for a dictionary definition, concupiscence is lust. Especially sex