… I’ve been married and unhappy. I’ve been single and unhappy too. I’ve even been in perfectly wonderful relationships and been utterly miserable. There have been times in my life where I have been more successful and financially better off than other times and I can count instances of unhappiness there as well. That’s because my unhappiness had zero, zilch, nothing to do with the external factors of my life during those times. Running away from responsibilities never made me... Read more
… So I saw the movie Noah. Good Lord, what a ghastly mess. I’m no theologian but somehow I don’t recall reading about Noah’s bloodthirsty, psychopathic, stab all the babies tendencies. But it wasn’t all bad. Noah was entertaining enough with decent special effects. My absolute favorite part of the movie was when the stone giants protected the Hobbits. Wait. What movie is this again? OK, so it wasn’t the worst movie I ever saw. That honor belongs to Apocalypto,... Read more
… I love birds. I always have. They’re funny little creatures that God gifted with flight. I imagine they’re one of His favorite creations. To me they represent total detachment from the world. Birds possess a freedom we’ll never attain until death — a complete dependency on God to care for their needs. Matthew 6:26 “Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” That... Read more
… Yesterday marked the 87th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI. I sure do miss him. Read more
… When I went to my old church my lack of enthusiasm could be blamed on the environment — a church that didn’t look like a church, no ornamentation, terrible music, and those horrible stand up comily acts (comedy + homily). All that has changed now. I’m at the perfect parish. Beautiful church-y ornamentation. Check. Fantastic and relevant homilies. Check. Lovely chant. Check. So what gives? Why the feeling that it’s all joyless and perfunctory? It’s like I’m in a... Read more
Readings, about Palm Sunday, and Pope Francis on Palm Sunday. Read more
… Joe Heschmeyer writes, Stephen Colbert and the Death of Protestant America: Late-night host David Letterman recently announced his retirement: his ratings have not been faring well in the face of two new rivals, Jimmy Kimmel and now Jimmy Fallon. Today, CBS announced his replacement: Stephen Colbert. Deacon Greg Kandra was quick to point out one reason that this was significant, with the headline: “The Catholic takeover of late night TV is complete.” Letterman was the Protestant hold-out in late... Read more
… another beautiful commercial from Thai Good Stories. The Thai text posted with the clip asks the viewer, “Why do some people have plenty of money … still no joy? This clip is not the answer. But it may be a starting point for you to do something …To find the answer yourself.” Read more
*Scroll down for updates posted 4/9/14 @ 1 p.m and for Bishop Jugis’s statement 4/10/14. … One final update on the shameful incident here in Charlotte. Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel is on sabbatical and all her future talks have been cancelled. Some have speculated she’s been thrown under a bus and shipped off to a re-education camp, and it certainly sounds like it. Well maybe not the re-education camp part, but it doesn’t appear she’s getting much support from Aquinas... Read more
… You know what I miss? Silence. There have been relatively few moments in my life where I’ve had the luxury of pure silence. This morning, in the final stretches of spiritually exhausting Lent, I was awarded a small moment of utter silence and stillness. Lord knows, I desperately needed it. Just last week I was complaining that I didn’t want to be Catholic anymore. Like a child throwing an tantrum. Catholicism is hard. I don’t wanna anymore! And then... Read more
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