In his best-selling book, The Bad Guys Won! A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing and Championship Baseball..., author Jeff Pearlman writes that New York Mets’ All-Star catcher, Gary Carter, who died last week from brain cancer at the age of 57, never quite fit in with the rest of the guys.

Sure, he was one of the team leaders on the field and his addition to the club in December 1984, was one of the final pieces to the Mets puzzle.

The "Kid,” as he was affectionately known for his contagious smile and childlike passion for the game on the field, fit nicely into the cleanup spot, between star first baseman, Keith Hernandez, and NL Rookie of the Year, Darryl Strawberry.
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Many years ago, when I was going through the darkest moment of my life (at the time), I remember turning to the only place where I knew I would not be condemned for my many failures and be welcomed with unconditional love. I returned home; to the house of my parents (with my tail between my legs!).

It's funny, I had moved away on my own, only five short years before. During that time, I was too busy in my own self-absorption to pay much attention to my parents.

Two weeks ago, as I was sitting in our minivan with my kids, waiting for my wife to get back from a convenience store, and trying to keep my seven-year-old daughter from reaching over to change the radio station (they always want the same station), Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You comes on the radio.

Maybe, it was after having to tell a group of ten and eleven-year-old boys to stop yelling, “You eat poop!” at my backdoor neighbor, or maybe, it was after having swept the backyard patio, after a popcorn fight broke out, only to see it covered with popcorn again, but, somewhere during the night of my daughter’s eleventh birthday party, I thought to myself, “Now, why are we doing this again?”

Oh, yes, my wife would later tell me, “It’s a memory that she will cherish for a lifetime.”

I sure hop
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I love my wife.

She is smart, confident, self-reliant and doesn’t shy away from standing up and speaking out for what she believes, even when it doesn’t agree with others around her.

In fact, aside from her beauty (let’s be real), her intellect and passion were some of the reasons I fell in love with her on our first date (she could hold a conversation about almost anything!).
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This blog is basically what the title suggests, my attempts at living the Catholic faith to the best of my abilities.
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God, religion and Christianity, especially Catholicism, have been under constant attack and this is my small way of fighting back.
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Born in Oriente, Cuba, raised in Hialeah, Fl and graduated from The U. I’m a husband, father, son and older brother. I was a lapsed Catholic for most of my life until attending a men’s spiritual retreat in April 2006, which totally changed my perspective on life. That weekend, the emptiness I had always tried to fill with the things our culture promises will make us happy (wealth, pleasure, power and honor; St. Thomas Aquinas’ 4 substitutes for God), was filled with the love of God. I have been passionately studying my faith and, hopefully, drawing closer to God ever since. Now, I see my purpose in life is to become a saint and to lead my wife and kids to heaven. It’s not easy! I am no expert by any means. I'm just learning and trying to live my faith to the best of my abilities.
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Books I Have Recently Read...
  • Long Shot by Mike Piazza with Lonnie Wheeler
  • The Protestant's Dilemma by Devin Rose
  • Jacob's Ladder; 10 Steps to Truth by Peter Kreeft
  • Absolute Relativism: The New Dictatorship and What to do About it by Chris Stefanick
  • Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love by Bret Baier
  • The Church and New Media by Brandon Vogt
  • The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
  • Confessions of a Mega Church Pastor by Allen Hunt
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Be A Man! Becoming The Man God Created You to Be by Fr. Larry Richards
  • Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life by Charles J. Chaput
  • Raising Good Kids Back to Family Basics by Ray Guarendi
  • The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
  • The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen
  • How Firm a Foundation by Marcus Grodi
  • First Comes Love: Finding Your Family in the Church and the Trinity by Scott Hahn
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