Views of a new Catholic in an old world on the joy and inexhaustible meaning found in the Faith
A Sign of Peace for the record books! H/T Joseph Susanka
You’ve heard reports about the fact that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s attendance at the installation of Pope Francis was big news. It would be the first time it had happened in close to a thousand years, we were told. But what if it was the first time ever? [Read more...]
Last year on this day, I shared a letter I wrote to St. Joseph. Afterwards, I went to see if I could find any music that was inspired by him.
I came up with nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. [Read more...]
Truth be told, I almost featured this last week. But what with the conclave and all, I chose The Shoes of the Fisherman instead. I’m glad I did, too, as the inner workings of the voting, the making of smoke signals, and the naming of an unlikely Pope all kind of set the stage for the real thing that happened on Wednesday. [Read more...]
“Yes, I do like to dance, actually…”
Perhaps he could be the first Pontiff to cut the mustard on Dancing With The Stars. [Read more...]
Originally written last year on the feast of St. John the Baptist, I can’t help but note that everything I’ve seen and read about Pope Francis leads me to conclude that between the two types presented in the title above, and in the narrative below, he is the former, and not the latter.
The Holy Spirit prefers the former type too, as He always has. Thanks be to God.
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Caravaggio, 1608
Twin brothers? They look like they could be. 
H/T Deacon Greg Kandra
Update! In disgust, Sistine Seagull flys off in a huff after darkness settled over the Eternal City. Our last report is that the angry bird was continuing to protest by joining a group in a Roman pub crawl. [Read more...]
Sounds like something built by Oldsmobile.
It seems like the first thing they do is remove their Catholic identity from their name. That way, see, the next step is just a business decision, or something. Mary Garrigan of the Rapid City Digest reports on Avera Health Plans move to comply with HHS mandate,
A Catholic-affiliated health care system in Sioux Falls is drawing criticism from Catholic bishops for its decision to offer contraceptive services coverage in some of its medical insurance plans in violation of church teaching. [Read more...]
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