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… there’s no peppier start to the work week than waking up your son by jumping up and down on his bed while this song plays on the stereo… … Shake, shake, shake, shake the frame of this house. Distress the wood, make it shout. For all my efforts he is still surprisingly normal. More mature too. Read more

… the entire country of Malta was consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 2000. This is a photo was taken at that time. photo copyright. Read more

… my gloating co-worker, upon arriving back from Rome last week, informed me he met some Swiss Guardsmen and had the photos to prove it. Then last night I was in a friends library and picked up a book on the Vatican. I randomly opened the book and found myself staring at a two page spread color photo of the most beautiful men on Earth… long drawn out sigh. Read more

… St. Margaret of Cortona. Giovanni Lanfranco, Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona circa 1622. Her patronage is against temptations; falsely accused people; hoboes; homeless people; insanity; loss of parents; mental illness; mentally ill people; midwives; penitent women; single mothers; people ridiculed for their piety; reformed prostitutes; sexual temptation; single laywomen; third children; and tramps. She’s just so perfect for me… with the exception of one or two that don’t apply. Read more

… I love processions. Next to a fully habited nun or a priest in clerics is the procession as a public witness to Catholicism. Here in the south they are virtually nonexistent save for a handful of exceptions. My first ever exposure to a procession, outside of old Hollywood films, was my Abuelita taking me to her parish’s Los Dias de Muertos procession. Think about it… that is kind a wicked first exposure to the Church from the perspective of... Read more

… stepping away from the Bad Jesus Art for a moment to enjoy a visual treat in the theme of the month. Corrado, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus Read more

… because they aren’t afraid to tell you the truth; like this fine woman, who gave me priceless advice regarding dating … it’s going to take a lot more than me learning how to cook because, hell, even Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction can boil a rabbit. Read more

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… sacred heart of Jesus. Read more