Monthly Archives: June 2008

My Early Father’s Day Present

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

My University of Georgia Bulldogs gave me an early Father’s Day present yesterday with a 7-4 win over Miami in the first game of the College World Series in Omaha. Check out the story of the Bulldog victory. The Dawgs … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

I have a small booklet entitled Fathers’ Manual that contains many helpful prayers, including the following prayer for a Father’s Success in Work: Prayer for a Father’s Success in Work Lord God, and Father of us all, look down upon … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Catholic Pick-up Lines

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

A classic from the archives of Envoy magazine…Patrick Madrid’s Top Ten Pick-up Lines for Catholics: 10. May I offer you a light for that votive candle? 9. Hi there. My buddy and I were wondering if you would settle a … Continue reading →

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Will W Become a Catholic?

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

Just when I think I have an original idea, it turns out to be not so innovative. Over morning coffee and watching President George W. Bush meet once again with Pope Benedict XVI, I wondered out loud to my wife … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Chicklets

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

Recently, one of our parish priests mentioned that during our Saturday evening mass, the “Chicklets” made an appearance in our parking lot. He was referring to a group of fundamentalists who were placing Jack Chick comic-book-style tracts on the windshields, … Continue reading →

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Morality and New Evangelization

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

I just finished reading Pope John Paul II’s 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth). With the upcoming Catholic New Media Celebration and its focus on the new evangelization on my mind, one passage near the end stood out … Continue reading →

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Did Early Christians Believe in the Trinity?

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

I’ve heard various non-Trinitarian religious groups and scholars claiming that early Christians did not teach the doctrine of the Trinity, and then pointing to the writings of the Church Fathers to support their claims. Rather than reading isolated quotations which … Continue reading →

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Picking a Saint’s Name

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Lawson "Trip" Cox

As I wrote earlier, today is the feast day of Saint Justin Martyr. The writings of the early Church Fathers – Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr and Irenaeus of Lyons – were influential in my decision to … Continue reading →

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Feast Day of Saint Justin