Catholic Life Ministries

The Troubadour is our bi-monthly publication featuring articles on spirituality, family life, marriage, and Christian discipleship. It’s our way of sharing our ideas and, we hope, opening a conversation with you about what it means for us to be a power for good in the world.

Click the links below to read each issue…

Troubadour, January 2012
Inside this issue:

• It’s Not Just About Getting to Heaven, by Robert Fontana
• Time Out to Pray, by Kristin White

Troubadour, December 2011
Inside this issue:

• In Anticipation, by Kristin White
• A 10-Minute Christmas Homily, by Robert Fontana
• Success in Belize, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, August 2011
Inside this issue:

• Carma’s Story, by Carma Salazar
• Stepping into the Stench by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, June 2011
Inside this issue:

• Packing for Eternity, by Kristin White
• Politics, Abortion – the Slave Power of the 21st Century by Robert Fontana
• Engaging the Engaged, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, April 2011
Inside this issue:

• Two Letters, a Call to Fast, and the Good Friday Novena, by Robert Fontana
• Amazing Grace, by Kristin White
• The Suffering Mysteries of the Rosary, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, February 2011
Inside this issue:

• Growing Up Prayers, by Kristin White
• Aunt Flossie’s Funeral, and Why I am Still Catholic, by Robert Fontana
• Discover the Amazing Gift of Your Marriage

Troubadour, December 2010
Inside this issue:

• Baby Jesus, Eucharist, and Chief! by Robert Fontana
• But Mommy it’s Cold Outside, by Kristin White
• Church, we have a problem (and failure is not an option), by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, October 2010
Inside this issue:

• Evangelization, Catholics, YOU CAN DO IT!, by Robert Fontana
• Win, Lose or God, by Kristin White
• An Evangelization Strategy that works: Women of Faith Night Out, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, August 2010
Inside this issue:

• The Beauty of Catholicism, by Robert Fontana
• Coming Clean, by Kristin White
• Camp St. Francis 2010, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, June 2010
Inside this issue:

• A Father With No Conditions, by Kristin White
• Some Thoughts on Immigration, by Robert Fontana
• Saving Babies and Bees, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, April 2010
Inside this issue:

• The Pandemic of Sexual Abuse, by Robert Fontana
• A Scared Little Girl – My Story of Sexual Abuse, by Rosie Perez
• You cannot change what you do not love; Easter, the Pope, and Vatican Council III, by Robert Fontana

Troubadour, February 2010
Inside this issue:

• Celebrating the Priesthood in the Year of the Priest, by Robert Fontana
• Waiting to Forgive, by Kristin White
• Challenges to the Priesthood in the Year of the Priest, by Robert Fontana