… I hate that phrase, by the way. It seems to imply that a good looking man is wasting his life by serving God as a priest. Truth be told, some of the most attractive [inside and out] and personable men I have ever met have been priests and seminarians. Men who could easily have any woman they want with a flash of the smile. Which makes the fact they chose to pursue the vocation of priesthood all the more... Read more

… I was recently at an art event with a nice enough fellow. He suggested a gallery crawl in the local art district because he knew me well enough to know I love art, but not well enough to know I detest modern art. It’s the thought that counts I suppose. We came across this particular painting of really bad modern abstract art. Think Jackson Pollock having a seizure after ingesting LSD. A lot of LSD. Violent scribblings and stick... Read more

Patriarchs Bartholomew and Kirill in Moscow, Byantine Texas. Read more

… that makes you want to dive right in. Comino Island, Malta Read more

… so why then, little bird, did you decide to dive bomb in front of my moving car this morning thus ending your life while obscuring my view in a plume of feathers, cracking my windshield and making me serve off the road and almost crash? Why. Read more

… I should really stop telling potential suitors and dates I have a blog. At least not until I have completely won them over. I should also probably tone down the conservative political rantings and government conspiracy theories too, at least until the fourth or fifth date. And maybe leave out the time[s] I was almost arrested, or the time I shaved my head. I can’t help it. I get nervous. And babble. And drink. And babble some more. Lovely... Read more

… wear red and babble incoherently. Well, that’s just like any other day minus the scarlet attire. So in the Spirit of the feast day; Bippty sha lalala ba blah orkpay eyepay fernie fernie hacha cha cha ghksgh skippity rooby dooby doo der schlup frunquel mfjaelh nsgkhdj ahfhlskjg! Alleluia! Amen! Now interpret. Juan de Flandes, Pentecost. Read more

I heart the Catholic Cartoon Blog. Read more

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… patience my pretty. Read more