2010-03-07 19:59
Lent is not my favorite liturgical season. Something happened yesterday that inspired me, however, and gave me a fresh perspective. My 19 year old son was home from college on Sp… Read More
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This is primarily a faith-based blog containing my observations and commentary.
2010-01-21 01:48
2010-01-18 00:58
Obviously, what happened in Haiti is horrific. Tragedies like this punctuate our responsibilities not only as Christians, but as Americans in possession of most of the world's wealth and re… Read More
2010-01-04 15:46
I heard Christmas music on the radio and in the malls this year -- a day or so before Thanksgiving. I saw some weird lawn art too: Santa in a bass boat, the Grinch, and even an inflatable ma… Read More
2010-01-02 20:33
I always dreaded the "Christmas Season" and when people asked me why, I told them that the meaning of it had lost out to commercialism and secularism. Maybe, but I think the real problem was… Read More
2009-12-19 15:09
Thanksgiving Day is one of my favorite holidays. Its main purpose, I submit, is to give thanks to God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us. Beginning in 1863, U.S. Presidents took the o… Read More
2009-12-15 15:57
In the past weeks, I have had a few occasions to relay to friends my personal experiences of having received grace through the sacraments. Their verbal and non-verb… Read More
2009-12-14 13:22
Today, December 14, is the memorial of St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). He was proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pius XI in 1926. Teresa of Avila persuaded John to help… Read More
2009-12-04 11:55
In a recent post, I mentioned the three things that all of the major religions have in common from the Introduction to The Problem of Pain, a classic C.S. Lewis work. Th… Read More
2009-11-29 03:12
I believe that freedom can only be had if you are willing to totally submit your will, passions and life to the will of Christ Jesus which means putting Him first and following Him in every… Read More
2009-11-29 03:12
According to the site, http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/, there are something like 320 active U.S. bishops and, interestingly, Indiana has the two oldest of the entire group and they are in… Read More
2009-11-29 03:12
Archbishop Chaput recently wrote an article in First Things about what a gift Down Syndrome children are to their families and communities (see article). The article is extremely well done… Read More
2009-11-29 03:10
On Friday November 13th I posted a short piece on the two oldest U.S. bishops. Indiana has only one now -- Bishop Higi, as D'Arcy's successor was announced the very next day, Saturday Novemb… Read More
2009-11-29 03:09
I have been trying to resist writing about the current public dispute between Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island and his bishop, but there are some aspects of it that are noteworthy… Read More
2009-11-25 12:41
Fr. Mel Bennett gave the homily at my parish today. He talked about the first reading (1 Kings 17:10-16) which tells the story about the faithful widow woman who only had flour and oil to ma… Read More
2009-11-25 12:38
The Vatican has posted the new constitution, Anglicanorum Coetibus on its website. This paves the way for disaffected Anglicans, so inclined, to enter into full communion with the… Read More
2009-11-25 12:38
The big news these past weeks about the new Anglican Rite (Anglicanorum Coetibus) made me think about, perhaps the most well-read Anglican of all, C.S. Lewis. In the Introduction of hi… Read More
2009-11-25 12:38
Colts 20 Texans 17Sunday's game between the Colts and the Texans was, according to the sports writers, "anyone's game." It was indeed a close and exciting game to watch. &hell…Read More
2009-11-25 12:35
Colts 17 Ravens 15Yesterday, the Colts got another win thanks to the clutch kicking of Matt Stover. He once again kicked the game-winning field goal in the waning minute… Read More
2009-11-22 19:02
Catholics believe that the bread and wine (i.e., the Eucharist) literally (not symbolically) becomes the body and blood of Christ during the consecration that occurs each and every time holy… Read More
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