James Nugent

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

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

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

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....

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 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 do suggest you use this short story as food for thought. Even one new idea can make all the difference....

The ability to make a fire for warmth in cool and wet environments is critical for survival. Without fire you may die within a few hours. I have spent my life living and playing in the Pacific Northwest in the United States....

People fear putting the reason and or faith to a test because it seems to intolerable for there to be ambiguity in our world view....

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....

This book is a slice of my life. In most ways my life has been rather normal, and in a few ways, it has been extraordinary. I figure I am in the last two decades of my life....

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

Sailing and adventuring on Puget Sound has been a part of my life since I was at least eight years old. Nowadays, at 58 years old, and despite numerous heath issues, I still love mud mucking around Southern Puget Sound....

What follows is a frank discussion about the Catholic view of sin....

I went down to the West Bay Marina and viewed the mess which my boat had become. Eight months ago, it was jammed full of belongings which I couldn't store at my new home....

In the fall of 2015 I saw an advertisement on the Port of Olympia web site. It was looking for volunteers to serve on the Olympia Harbor Patrol. In exchange for a year commitment....

When devout Catholics marry, they marry for life. They promise each other and God that they will not enter into another marriage until one of them dies....

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

It took the full six weeks for us to move. I took 33 Ford Focus carloads and four full pickup trucks to move all our stuff to our new apartment....

No survival kit can guarantee one's survival. However, if one were to gather these very portable items...their odds of surviving an emergency would be greatly increased....