… because I can easily lose entire weekends absorbed in a single book. Winslow Homer, The New Novel. Read more

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… why protestants get so damn offended when they find out they can not receive the Blessed Sacrament when visiting a Catholic parish. Guests I have invited to mass get indignant and feel slighted even after I warn them before hand explaining that we believe the Eucharist is truly Christ and not a symbol. They tell me it makes them feel unwelcome and they doubt they will return. When I ask them would they visit a mosque or temple and... Read more

… how could I not be having been named after this. Read more

… perhaps I should have been clearer when I celebrated being a loser at love. I was in no way implying that being single meant you were a loser. I was referring to myself, in that I am doing it wrong. And that is no exaggeration. This is how I should have been doing it… “Perhaps what single people are doing wrong is giving up. Sure, they keep praying. But is it just token prayer to God because they know... Read more

… we can shift our concerns away from our earthly kingdom, redirecting our attention where it should be. Our Heavenly Kingdom. Read more

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… and it goes something like this; “may the force be with you” followed by the reply “and also with you.” Read more

… that time of the year when all the Fernandez’s assemble under one roof. May God have mercy on us all. Read more

… we have holy days of obligation. Holy days can be used to explain away work tardiness, get you an extra hour off at lunch or a full day off from work. This, of course, only work s if you are employed by a protestant. Or a Catholic who doesn’t realize, for pastoral reason, that said holy day has been abrogated. Personally, I would like to abrogate away every Monday. Read more