A seminarian I know is looking for a summer job and asked his friends on Facebook for any suggestions. Someone posted the link to the blog post below, from Georgetown University in the fall of 2009. I can only conclude that they just aren’t making 19-year-olds the way they used to. This sophomore was looking for a personal assistant. Really. The posting: I am a Georgetown undergrad student and part time employee in the financial services industry. I am... Read more
Yep. Simcha Fischer has all the details: When I spotted this app, I was delighted to see that it’s extremely similar to my Creighton chart. It’s designed for the Billings Ovulation Method, which tracks a woman’s cervical fluid to establish times of fertility. (NB: I’m using a Billings app for a Creighton method of charting, and have gone off the grid with my teacher. I don’t endorse or recommend this behavior! For more information about Creighton, which is about more than... Read more
That’s how it’s described in one parish in Albany, according to Fr. Z. One of his readers picked up this description of the event — happening tonight, if you’re in the neighborhood — from the archives of the local paper: While clowns are seen as symbols of humor, the Clown Ministry Associates take a page from Emmett Kelly. “It isn’t essentially a humorous thing,” said Rita Ablett, a founding member of the group. “It isn’t about clowns — it’s about... Read more
Last night, I was invited to preside at Evening Prayer at a neighboring parish in Queens. The good folks over at the Catholic portal at Patheos have posted the homily, which offers a few thoughts about Lent, one week on, and building something out of the ashes: More than ever before, it seems, we live in an age of ashes. Think of the fires that have lit our world, the embers left behind from so many wars, and so many... Read more
Last night, I was invited to preside at Evening Prayer at a neighboring parish in Queens. The good folks over at the Catholic portal at Patheos have posted the homily, which offers a few thoughts about Lent, one week on, and building something out of the ashes: More than ever before, it seems, we live in an age of ashes. Think of the fires that have lit our world, the embers left behind from so many wars, and so many... Read more
The diocese in question is in Massachusetts. Details: The Worcester Diocese has stopped accepting new men into its permanent diaconate program – at least temporarily – Deacon Anthony R. Surozenski, director of the Office of Diaconate, said this week. This will allow time to assess whether more deacons will be needed and whether assignments and funding will be available for them, he said. It also allows time for studying how to better apply national Church norms to deacons’ ministry and... Read more
We loved him with “King Tut,” and he’s gone and done it again, with this inspired Bluegrass tune, accompanied by the Steep Canyon Rangers. (In a related vein, Heather King ruminates on the idea that “atheists have no story…”) Read more
This is pretty terrific. Read more
A first look at his new movie, “The Beaver,” coming out in May… The Hollywood Reporter gave it a rave review. Read more
You can find the recipe right here. I had the good fortune to sample this very stuff a couple St. Paddy’s Days ago, when The Anchoress stopped by my TV studio for a taping. Frankly, it’s less like bread, more like cake — and sublime. Not crumbly. Moist. Flavorsome. Addictive. I want some. Now. And I concur wholeheartedly with her reasons for marrying an Irish girl. I speak from experience. Read more
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