The Catholic Defender: Mission Complete, Finally Home January 18, 2008
Friday December 28, 2007: I've been working with our replacements getting them ready to take on the challenges we faced. In the course of...
The Catholic Defender: A Time to Remember, Loyalty and Courage
Friday May 18, 2007: Thanks for the prayers!!! It doesn't rain much here in May, yet during this major operation we have been conducting,...
The Catholic Defender: Band-aid Operations
It was 2006 that the 2-5 Calvary deployed to Iraq settling in the Baghdad area on FOB Victory. It was early on that I was serving as...
The Catholic Defender: Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007
It was Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 that the Division Chapel was preparing for the 10:30 Mass. The past week I was graced to witness...
The Catholic Defender: Day of the Morning Sun
One late night during the summer of 2007, I was abruptly awaken by a Currier with a message that the Battalion Commander wanted to see me...
The Catholic Defender: Thirteen Days of Blaze
While serving in Iraq for a fifteen month deployment, I had my leave placed between June 1 to July 1 to be able to fly home for a two...
The Catholic Defender: A True Story Happening During Holy Week 2007
One thing that I have learned since the time of the “priest scandal” is there is more than a willingness to believe the worst: those who...
The Catholic Defender The Triumphant Entry Jesus is as our Deliverer
“Rejoice heartily, O daughter Zion, shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king shall come to you; a just savior is he, Meek, and...
The Catholic Defender's Prayer
From the very beginning after I deployed to Iraq, I was in the habit of praying the Rosary every-time I went out side the wire. My Sons...
