The Funny Friar
This blog is an extension of the teaching ministry of Fr. Kevin Goodrich, O.P.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Poet-Priest With 12 Kids: John Donne
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John Donne is remembered as many things: lawyer, priest, and poet. The last designation is probably the one he is most well-known by. In...
Friday, March 24, 2017
Failed Hermit becomes Best Seller: Walter Hilton
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March 24 (in the Church of England) and September 28 (The Episcopal Church) is the feast of Walter Hilton. He lived in 14 th century En...
Friday, March 17, 2017
A Slave before a Saint: Patrick of Ireland
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March 17th is Saint Patrick’s Day. A day when people wear green, drink beer (Guinness, please) and engage in some good old fashion misch...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Is the term Non-denominational Misleading?
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Let’s start with a dictionary’s definition of the term, “open or acceptable to people of any Christian denomination.” This definiti...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Are hostile atheists actually helpful to Christianity?
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The answer is a fair helping of yes and a fair helping of no. Before we proceed further it must be said that most atheists are not p...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Another Mary: Saint Brigid of Kildare
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Today is the feast of Saint Brigid of Kildare, one of the three patron saints of Ireland (the other two being Saint Patrick and Saint Columb...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The Comedian-Scholar: Saint Thomas Aquinas
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Saint Thomas Aquinas, whose feast day is January 28, is not often thought of as a funny man. After all, his work is dense, lucid, brilli...
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