… I get all kinds of emails soliciting all sorts of various things Catholic in nature. Today I received this link for t-shirts designed by VestaSacra. I’ve never heard of them but I am really digging this little number. I’m gonna fake it to the left, and move to the right; ‘Cause Pokey’s too slow, and Blinky’s out of sight… Damnit, now I have ‘Pac-Man Fever’ stuck in my head. Read more
… the only thing that kept me sane in college were my art classes and quiet visits to the Richmond cathedral next door to my dorm. I wasn’t Catholic while attending college; in fact, I did not identify with any religious affiliation in my youth. As a result I spent a good portion of those years completely lost for guidance and ultimately made some very poor choices. Instead of worrying about the unchangeable past, I use my hind-sight knowledge to... Read more
… there’s nothing like a dark Southern Gothic tale on a chilly autumn night; in fact I might curl up this evening with some of Eudora Welty’s writing. Flannery and Faulkner aside, who are some other Southern Gothic writer’s you admire and recommend? Read more
… I was explaining relics to The Boy last night and we started talking about third class relics. He was particularly fascinated by the fact that you can make an object a third class relic by touching it to another relic. Apply this new found wisdom to the logic of an imaginative eight year old boy and you have LIGHTSABER RELIC [not available in stores]. He was also disappointed to learn that trying to make your own hand a third... Read more
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… Lisa Hendey, founder and editor of CatholicMom.com, has written a fantastic resource for busy moms looking to enrich their prayer lives. Her book, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms available from Ave Maria Press, highlights 52 saints and takes the reader on a weekly journey getting to know each one intimately through prayer, scripture and Mrs. Hendey’s personal reflections. I adore the lesser known saints featured in her writings. My copy fell open to St. Zita of Lucca, a simple servant to a wealthy... Read more
… When asked to briefly sum up Occupy Wall Street, that was my reply. It’s a movement without purpose or direction. I’ve yet to figure how a month long camp out in squalid conditions is going to fix the economy or shape the government. Again, the whole thing is purposeless and will accomplish nothing. Oh, and then there’s the whole “crazy” factor. Can you imagine if one day everyone started paying attention to that crazy guy who screams at the traffic and... Read more
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