Somehow, it feels fitting to me that I learned of the passing of Bishop Emeritus John Michael D’Arcy in a tweet from his brother Bishop Christopher Coyne on Sunday morning. I can’t recall ever having met Bishop D’Arcy, and yet he was in a way a beautiful spiritual shepherd for me. From May 1, 1985 until November 14, 2009, he served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. This means that Bishop D’Arcy was my bishop when I... Read more
I received an intriguing email invitation today. The offer came from a radio program, inviting me to come on their show and to speak with their audience about Lent. The hosts of this show are active in another religion, one which does not traditionally observe the season of Lent. In their note, the hosts told me that they are interested in learning more about Lent. A portion of their note reads: As _____, we don’t formally observe Lent and this... Read more
I’m not usually a huge television watcher, but there is one show that’s a “don’t miss” for me: Survivor. I’ve daydreamed about getting voted off the island for years and even have my strategy all worked out for floating under the radar to ensure myself a jury position. When Jeff Probst comes calling, I’m ready to drop everything, grab my old-lady bathing suit, and go. As best I can remember, I’ve never seen a contestant whose bio read “Catholic Mom”.... Read more
Because we need something today to make us smile and remind us of beauty, I present my son Eric’s friend Albert Chang, with his “One Man Orchestra Cover” of the music of Les Miserables. All of the music you hear in this piece was recorded by Albert. He’s amazingly talented, and also a very cool young man. Enjoy! Video Link Albert Chang’s “Sleightlymusical” Youtube Channel Purchase at iTunes Like on Facebook Read more
Read it for yourself at his blog. Comment/vent here if you wish. As for me, my stomach still isn’t settled and my head is still spinning. Time to get on my knees and start praying… Read more
Yesterday, I shared with you Part 1 of the two part series recently recorded by KNXT in the Diocese of Fresno, featuring my friend Carson Weber and me speaking on the basics of Catholic social media. Remember that the emphasis in these programs is on giving an overview and also introducing basic concepts to people who may not even know the basics of Facebook and Twitter. Indeed, I have certifiable evidence that we may — in fact — have reached our target... Read more
The news hit in a big way last night. It wasn’t a surprise in any way. We know it’s been brewing for years, and what came out last night in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is simply another chapter in a tragedy that’s been unfolding before our eyes. If you’re one of the few who doesn’t know the details of Archbishop Gomez’ release of documents from the abuse scandals and his personal letter, Rocco’s got the best rundown I’ve seen.... Read more
Today, I’m happy to share the first of two television episodes recently recorded in my home Diocese of Fresno at our diocesan owned television station, KNXT. My fellow guest for this program is the always awesome Carson Weber. Carson and I met with “Forum for a Better Understanding” host Jim Grant for two episodes on the Church and Social Media. In this first episode, we give a broad overview of some of the means of communicating online via tools like... Read more
One of the things I sometimes forget when I blog here at Patheos is that someone other than my mom and dad may actually wander by and read my musings. An example of that happened last week, when I received an email from the very lovely Sue Shellenbarger of the Wall Street Journal. Sue had run across my “Brain Dumping” post wherein you and I tried to make some semblance of order out of my crazy productivity systems. So one... Read more
Today is January 30th, 2013. For me, it marks the end of a commitment I made to myself on January 1st. But more importantly, it’s the end of one tiny leg of a journey that I’ve decided needs to last longer. Many of you have been following along and prayerfully supporting my Whole30 experiment this month. In reality, I still have 1/30th of the program yet to complete. And no, I haven’t yet weighed myself today. I thought I’d leave... Read more
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