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"Test everything: retain what is good" (1 Thes 5:21). This is the personal blog of Deacon Matthew Newsome for the purpose of examining various aspects of life through the lens of Catholicism. Deacon Matt is a college campus minister, husband and father of seven.

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Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

Join me on retreat this April

Hickory, NC | April 26–28

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

Preparing the Soil of Your Heart with St. Francis de Sales

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

The Creche and the Cross

Jesus was born to die, because we are born to live

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

It’s not (always) hard

The simple task of being Christ to others

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

God in Our Midst

Reflections before the Blessed Sacrament from a retreat

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

On Hearing God’s Voice

“When you pray, how do you know it’s really God speaking to you?”

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

Our Lady’s First Sorrow

“…and you yourself a sword will pierce…” (Lk 2:35a)

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

In Prayer & Painting, Less Is Often More

A few years ago I took up painting as a hobby. I don’t know about you, but when I find a…

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

Learning to Pray

In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul admits that “we do not know how to pray as we ought” (Rom 8:26b). Yet elsewhere the Apostle…

Rev. Mr. Matthew Newsome in Test Everything

Thy Will be Done

Thy will be done. How often do we pray this simple prayer? It is prayed at every Mass. It is prayed morning and evening in the…