I have not one, not two but three things I have to start writing for various deadlines, so I’m going to offer you a quick look-around from my email and a few sites and then tip the hat and ride off into the sunset for most of the day, pardners. Obama was going to bring “his own plan” on healthcare to the Congress yesterday, wasn’t that the pre-speech meme? “This is the momentism!”: Again with the Broadwayesque-Bombast. Every Obama speech... Read more
Some may recall the beautiful image of Eve and the pregnant Mary which illustrated a poem I shared here. The author of the poem, a gifted Cistercian nun named Sr. Columba Guare, has reached her culmination and now understands much more than the rest of us currently can. RIP, Sr. Columba. Read more
Derek Jeter started the game needing three hits to tie Lou Gehrig’s record of hits-as-a-Yankee. He got the three hits during the game (and he was a class act as he did it), plus he got his 300th stolen base, and then Jorge Posada hit a splendid three-run homer to top it all off. I have my priorities. It mattered much more to see all that than to hear Obama say what I’ve heard him say before. Tepid political theater... Read more
I know that I do a lot of asking for prayers for people, and it’s sometimes hard to keep track (you should see my prayerbook! Names, lines, names, lines…) But a few days ago I posted a prayer request for a young boy who was dying: Ben had a heart attack a few days ago on the soccer field. His heart attack it turns out, was from a huge blood clot in his leg, which has since been amputated below... Read more
This is really all you need to know about Obamacare and how wonderful it’s going to be for you and me: Congress has already exempted itself from the public option: …Moffit points to an amendment offered by Rep. Dean Heller, R-NV, during a House Ways and Means Committee meeting just before the recess began that would have required Members to be covered by the Public Option plan if they approve it for private citizens. Predictably, however, the Heller amendment was... Read more
“Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from you arose the glorious Sun of Justice, Christ our God; he freed us from the age-old curse and filled us with holiness; he destroyed death and gave us eternal life.” – Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah, Morning Prayer for Sept. 8 I was struck this morning at mass by the Gospel reading, which was the genealogy and Annunciation from Matthew. The whole list of... Read more
Nothing like your nerves finally having their way with you. A great bit of fun courtesy of Tom Elia. Love the Princess Bride reference. Speaking of Princess Bride, this is still my favorite scene. Good memories of my kids running around the house in cowboy boots and swords repeating the line…I believe Buster once got a time out for scaring a playmate in pre-school by declaring “Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father; prepare to die!” Read more
After reading about this over at Deacon Greg’s, I lit a candle for all of you folks who come here every day in all sorts of moods, in all sorts of circumstances. The scoop: A Catholic church is allowing worshippers to light candles in memory of their loved ones over the internet as it seeks to reach out to a broader community. The church of Santa Maria Regina Pacis di Ostia, 20 miles from the Vatican offers the novel scheme... Read more
While looking at my Amazon reports this morning, I note that someone bought this, and thought, “wow, you really can get everything at Amazon!” Then I whispered up a prayer for your intention, whoever you are! I love to check out the Amazon reports, because people order things I would never have known exists. Like these adorable little bowls and this egg poacher. My egg poacher first belonged to my birth mother. It’s about 60 years old and beaten up,... Read more
In the comments section here, Joseph Marshall says I am being prodded to write about my experiences on retreat. I suspect that is correct, but I don’t think it’s time yet. I’ll know when it’s time because I’ll be writing it, unable to resist. For now, I am still processing it all. I’m having difficulty articulating it because the Love -it was blinding, mesmerizing, all-encompassing, warm, delightful- I still don’t have the words. Last night I wrote to my Li’l... Read more
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