Michael Dubruiel, a Catholic author, blogger, father, and husband, died today, after a collapse.

I’m pretty sure it was just yesterday I got a Facebook “friend” notice from him. On Sunday, he wrote as a status update there: “Michael is getting ready to go to Mass, while thinking about that next column, as well as a host of ways to spread the faith.” Thinking like that, I suspect, is rewarded. His young family, and his devoted wife, Amy Welborn — who has occasionally written for NRO over the years — meanwhile, must be devastated. If you pray, please keep them in yours — the Dubruiels and all who suffered an unexpectedly loss today.

We know neither the day nor the hour.