James Nugent

There is too much intentional and mistaken misinformation in our present culture about the purposes and practices of modern Catholicism....

I decided to write this short piece on the psychological healing aspects of the Sacrament of Confession, now called Reconciliation....

The topic of this audiobook is volatile and people will often have deep emotional wounds related to these issues....

Congratulations. You have completed a graduate program, and you have decided to serve the needs of students....

This little booklet is an attempt to illuminate the Catholic Christian way of facing pain and transform it into a useful and productive time in life....

I went to learn more about Esperanto, a language that was invented 126 years ago....

In the fall of 2014, a friend ended up being involuntary committed for a two-week stay in a mental health treatment center....

In the still and cool hours before sunrise I have learned a few things about myself and God....

There is little practical information about how about how to go about the day to day business of being a Benedictine Oblate. This audiobook is an attempt to give practical suggestions....

This is an audio guide to teach Catholic religious organizations effective communication skills....

Then the economy turned on the middle and upper middle class. Then suddenly, it wasn’t possible to always find a job that provided a suitable amount of money to maintain our chosen lifestyle....

This audiobook will examine a few of the beliefs in the Roman Catholic Church. I have no idea if I will be Catholic when I am done. Yet a faith untested is worthless....

I was paddling hard with the wind and waves coming across my port bow....

The fog is just beginning to disperse after sunrise but this is not a problem for navigation because you are just going to follow the western shore....

In January 2014 I stumbled upon an announcement that the South Sound Estuary Association was looking for volunteer beach naturalist....

Someone might ask, "Why all the prayer?" I pray a minimum of 10 times a day because it is the right thing to do, and it does incredibly good things to me....

This alternative guide to the waters of five inlets tells you how and why you might choose to visit these sparsely visited treasures of natural beauty....

Writer's block has caused some people to actually quit their careers as writers....

From time to time all of us have social conflicts. The goal is to not be controlled by the expectations of the other person and leave them at least with a little more knowledge about how to be happy....

The Scripture said something like, “pray always.” It was a strange concept. How could a person pray all the minutes of the day? It was a bit of a mystery to me which I would not resolve for another 25 years....