James Nugent

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

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

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....

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. Yet there it is. Humans don’t understand everything nor will they ever. Human beings are finite creatures. We will not achieve omniscience. We don’t need to...

Kayaking like most extreme sports is potentially fatal. The hazards are too numerous to list here. However, with proper instruction and equipment the hazards can be minimalized. This book is not meant to be any kind of instruction. It is only a general discussion....

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....

Over the years I have occasionally noticed a failure to communicate effectively within the more than 100 ministries and services at my home parish (Saint Michael) in Olympia, Washington. This problem is not limited to one Catholic parish but common to all organizations that utilize volunteers...

Sailing and adventuring on Puget Sound has been a part of my life since I was at least eight years old. I grew up in Edmonds, Washington, and lived with a view of Admiralty Inlet. I had a 25-foot Coronado sailboat in the harbor. Adventures with my father included trips to the US San Juan Islands...

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....

I built a raft out of plastic pop bottles and plywood, and then sailed away for a Saturday. I had sailed many kinds of vessels in the waters of southern Puget Sound, but never a homemade raft. The raft cost me $60. The adventure was priceless. Join me as I try this grand experiment. Disclaimer...

I have written over 36 Amazon.com Kindle books in the last 20 months. I have fought with writer's block intermittently. Most recently I was stuck for almost a month trying to write a book about how to be happy. Writer's block has caused some people to actually quit their careers as writers. It...

I sat down on the living room sofa and took a bite of some homemade pie. I had gathered the sweet and tart blackberries last summer and was now enjoying a pie that only cost a dollar to make. Then I remembered to say prayer of thanksgiving and bowed my head. I often remember to say a brief...

Here is a frank discussion about sexual behavior and the consequences of that behavior. It is an argument for saving sexual intercourse for marriage....

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....

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....

There are at least two strategies which will serve us well in our pursuit of happiness. The short audiobook will share these two secrets to designing a happy life....

This is my story. If I survive, it will be my fourteenth short story I have written. If I don't survive I will ask my wife to publish it for me....

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. I also sent seven pickup trucks to the junk man and numerous carloads of stuff to neighbors and friends. This is the story of a very physically...

There is something primitive about a campfire. It warms us, protects us, and we can cook raw foods with it. There is something about the hot flames consuming bits of wood. Fire stimulates ancient feelings of connectedness to human beings long ago. Set at the beach with the night sky overhead; it...