While You Were Setting Off Fireworks, This Also Happen

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:09 am By Mark Wilson

July 4th is the feast day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal The Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date. 362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. 1054 – A supernova, called SN 1054, is seen by Chinese Song dynasty, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. 1774 – Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one... Read more

Spider-Pontiff: Last Week In Life: June 21, 2021- June 27, 2021

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:09 am By Mark Wilson

Last Week In Life: June 21, 2021- June 27, 2021 Last Week’s SPECTACULAR STORY OF WEEK Spider-Pontiff After the papal general audience on Wednesday June 23, 2021, Pope Francis got greeted by a very special attendee. Spider-Man (AKA Peter Parker) while on vacation. The web crawler was not out catching his usual gallery of villains but was entertaining some children in Rome. He just happen to swing into St. Peter’s square at the request of his good friend Mattia Villardita,... Read more

The Pro-Life Vision of Cardinal Sean O’Malley

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:09 am By Mark Wilson

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My Great Bishop of my home diocese, the archdiocese of Boston, was recently hanging with some seminarians for their summer retreat at The Franciscan Guest House and Retreat Center in Kennebunkport, Maine. He joined them for Mass and lunch and gave this incredible talk that lays out a true vision of the Pro-Life movement and what it should look like. Here are some of those reflections that he offered the seminarians during their retreat. It also talks about the very touchy issue... Read more

The Spirituality of Fr. James Martin

Last updated on: October 15, 2023 at 8:59 pm By Mark Wilson

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A Prayer of Welcome Loving God, Open our hearts to those most in need: The unemployed parent worried about feeding his or her children. The woman who is underpaid, harassed or abused. The Black man and woman who fear for their lives. The immigrant at the border, longing for safety. The homeless person looking for a meal. The LGBT teen who is bullied. The unborn child in the womb. The inmate on death row. Help us to be a nation... Read more

What are people starving for, Fr. Altman?

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:10 am By Mark Wilson

“For the record, through my efforts at preaching the truth … somehow the truth has gone viral over the past eleven months and people all over the globe — as far away as Borneo — have written over 4,000 letters and cards — even more than that in emails — all saying the same thing: ‘We are starving out here!’” — Father James Altman What are people starving for? Are they starving for this? saying bishops enforcing pandemic restrictions would... Read more

The Titanic Priests: Last Week In Life: June 14, 2021 – June 20, 2021

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:10 am By Mark Wilson

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Last Week In Life: June 14, 2021 – June 20, 2021 Last Week’s SPECTACULAR STORY OF WEEK The Titanic Priests Although the Titanic sunk in 1912, it has risen from the depths of the ocean to the heights of the collective consciousness of history. Several books and movies have made this real-life tragedy an occasion for storytelling. Stories such as the survival of Charles Joughin the head baker of the Titanic. He was the head baker on the Titanic, but his real... Read more

Don’t Have Sex If You’re Not Ready To Be A Father

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:10 am By Mark Wilson

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Happy Father’s Day Dads. The message of Mother’s Day is “Mothers are amazingly good at mothering! They deserve a special day!” Whereas the message of Father’s Day is: “We’re only doing this because we have Mother’s Day.” To all my fellow dads out there: Have a happy Father’s Day. We might not deserve it, but let’s enjoy it. Let’s praise whatever meals we are fed; let’s beam happily at whatever gifts our kids give us; and above all let’s remember... Read more

A Conversation With Singer Katie Curtis

Last updated on: November 30, 2022 at 1:10 am By Mark Wilson

The Carmelite: Here at the Catholic Bard, we love to introduce you to exciting and wonderful people. And here is one such person I want to introduce you to. In this particular post I present to you a conversation that I had with a fellow Carmelite. Introduction Katie Curtis: Hi, my name’s Katie Curtis. I LOVE the Blessed Sacrament. I’m like a little kid at Mass. I get impatient and excited during the consecration. I lose track of time, too. I’m (hopefully) making... Read more

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