… I got some constructive and very interesting feedback on my Hate Mail post. My favorite was this tweet. @PatheosCatholic @the_crescat One thing I do is look at my own actions/words to see if I said something or in such a way to prompt the hate. — Franciscan Poet (@FranciscanPoet) July 6, 2014 I recommended when we encounter anger and hatred online we should pray – pray for the person lashing out and pray for the anger in our own... Read more
… Someone once asked me if I struggled with any of the Church’s teachings? My reply was plain. If I did you wouldn’t know about it. But what if your struggle could help others who were working through the same issues? Not even then. Maybe if I had reached a satisfactory understanding and wanted to share with someone the misconceptions I was under and how it was resolved. Maybe. But really. If I am struggling with anything contrary to what... Read more
… Hate mail is a funny thing. Whenever I receive it, like this morning, I always wonder two things. One – Does the sender actually think hate filled words from a total stranger are supposed to mean something to me? And two – what emotional sickness fuels a person to take the time to write another human being they’ve never met and wish them harm? What inner darkness stirs such an action? Most hate mail I simply dismiss. You’re free... Read more
… The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, DC will host it’s first annual Holy Land Festival. The first annual Holy Land Festival will kick off at the Monastery on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 11 a.m. and will run until 5 p.m. The Festival It will celebrate and highlight the lives and culture of Christians in the Holy Land with exhibits, vendors, Mediterranean food, speakers, videos and tours of the Holy Land shrines. There will be display... Read more
… What’s driving bloggers into silence? From Fr. Ray Blake, The reign of Benedict produced a real flourish of ‘citizen journalists’, the net was alive with discussion on what the Pope was saying or doing and how it affected the life of our own local Church. Looking at some of my old posts they invariably began with quote or picture followed by a comment, Benedict stimulated thought, reflection and dialogue, an open and free intellectual environment. There was a solidity... Read more
… Today, as we light up our grills and load up the beer coolers or head to the beach and make ourselves picnic ready, let’s us reflect a moment on these words from the Declaration of Independence. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. And we typically stop reading there. Because the... Read more
… This is supposed to be a Catholic logo for a Catholic event, right? The World Youth Day 2016 logo has just been released! #wyd #krakow #krakow2016 #wydusa pic.twitter.com/iiYaFDs44K — World Youth Day USA (@WYDUSA) July 3, 2014 Yay, Poland. Boo, Logo. It’s ghastly. It looks like something that should be hot glued onto a felt banner. And has a generic protestant-y look to it. It’s not like the Catholic Church isn’t swimming in rich symbolism and heraldry to pick... Read more
… Stephanie Richer, the Digital Hairshirt, asks a very interesting question. Seriously, does anyone think marketing fast food based on sexual orientation is appropriate? If you are gay, do you feel that lately you have become less of a person and more of a brand, or commodity? Just stick a rainbow on it and call it Pride and sell it to gays, who judging from their reactions in this video, actually believe that Burger King – a corporation – cares... Read more
… How proud is your burger? I’m sorry but this is the silliest bit of pandering I’ve seen all week. Spongebob is not impressed. Life imitating art. Read more
… I am addicted to Catholic Kitsch. Ask anyone whose been over to my house. It’s everywhere. In every room and on every shelf. It’s even in places it probably shouldn’t be, like the bathroom. My collection is the envy of all the Abuelitas. When I was in RCIA I received a crucifix from my sponsor and I joked, “I suppose now I need to redecorate my house”, thinking of the only other Catholic I knew at the time, my... Read more
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