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Welcome to Living the Faith on a High Wire...

This blog is basically what the title suggests, my attempts at living the Catholic faith to the best of my abilities.

I write about my struggles as a husband, father, son, brother and Christian man.

From a faith standpoint, I also write about my observations, interests, videos, and things that catch my attention, as well as, celebrities that are trying to live their religious beliefs in the public eye.

I refer to it as life on a high wire because those of us who are trying to live our faith in today's culture are are walking a fine line over a precipice between two worlds; what our faith teaches and we know in our hearts and what the society accepts and expects us to accept.

God, religion and Christianity, especially Catholicism, have been under constant attack and this is my small way of fighting back.

I often use humor and poke fun at myself but am also serious when I have to be.

I'm not an expert or pretend to be. I'm just a lay Catholic who is living and learning, as I go, like many others.

So, feel free to browse, get to know me better and, if you feel compelled, leave a comment...

This blog is basically what the title suggests, my attempts at living the Catholic faith to the best of my abilities. <div>I write about my struggles as a husband, father, son, brother and Christian man. <div>From a faith standpoint, I also write about my observations, interests, videos, and things that catch my attention, as well as, celebrities that are trying to live their religious beliefs in the public eye. <div>I refer to it as life on a high wire because those of us who are trying to live our faith in today's culture are are walking a fine line over a precipice between two worlds; what our faith teaches and we know in our hearts and what the society accepts and expects us to accept.  </div><div>God, religion and Christianity, especially Catholicism, have been under constant attack and this is my small way of fighting back. </div><div>I often use humor and poke fun at myself but am also serious when I have to be.</div><div>I'm not an expert or pretend to be.  <span =""  style="font-size:100%;">I'm just a lay Catholic who is living and learning, as I go, like many others. </span></div><div><span =""  style="font-size:100%;"></span><span =""  style="font-size:100%;">So, feel free to browse, get to know me better and, if you feel compelled, leave a comment... </span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>

About Me

Carlos Espinosa: 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

Living The Faith On A High Wire

"If we don't live the way we believe, we eventually believe the way we live." (Archbishop Fulton Sheen)