… Team Maddy; a father/daughter duo that participates in triathlons. Rick Van Beek competes by pulling his thirteen year old daughter, Maddy, in a boat while he’s swimming, in a cart while biking, and pushes her in a stroller while running. Maddy has cerebral palsy, so she acts as her father’s motivation while Rick is her arms and legs. He says he couldn’t complete the triathlons without her help. Read more
… I watched Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on TLC last night. That is all. Read more
… Art restoration gone horribly wrong. “The leftmost image is how the painting looked two years ago; the middle image is how it looked in July, when it was photographed for a catalog of regional religious art. The image on right is how it looked when the Centro went to check it out on August 6th after receiving the donation. Hmm. The restored version is apparently the work of an octogenarian neighbor of the church, who, noticing the damage to... Read more
… I have never known a non-habited nun. I know they’re out there and I may have even met a few but how would I really know? It’s not like they’d be dressed in any distinct fashion to alert me that I was in the presence of one. I haven’t been Catholic long enough to hone that unique ability to spot them from yards away by a special lapel pin that some of my friends have mastered. And it is... Read more
… It was a smash hit. Photo source: “Barbara Marx Hubbard smiled as women religious welcomed her to the stage with a dance.” Read more
… Look, I loathe Obama as much as the next guy. I think he’s a baby hating, Kenya born, secret Muslim who holds our country in contempt. Oh, and Michelle is his “beard”. Every dispicable opinion you can have of the man I hold. I’ve compared him to Hilter and Herod and if he invited me to dinner I would decline for fear of how I’d react if I got within arm’s reach. No, I would never do grievous bodily... Read more
… Mary’s house in Ephesus, Turkey, where she spent her last days on earth. Pope Benedict’s message for the feast day; “Mary, totally united with God, has a heart that is so big that all creation can find a place there…” [Read More] And this hymn… And this art… The Assumption by Juan Martín Cabezalero And finally, if you scroll down a bit here there are a few recipe ideas to celebrate today’s feast day. Personally, I eat cake and... Read more
Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos, Who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions. For being the Mother of Life, She was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb. —————————- Now go to mass! Read more
… I’ve long grown weary of the divisive labels used by Catholics; liberal, conservative, tradition, neo-con, rad trad, evil trad, Catholics For Choice v. Pro-Life Catholics, novus ordo v. tridentine, Communion in the hand v. on the tongue and kneeling… we get it. There is nothing Catholics won’t fight about. That’s why I did not comment on the Al Smith Dinner invitation Cardinal Dolan extended to Obama except only to note at how quickly so many turned on Dolan. For... Read more
Follow Your Heart Following your heart while leaving behind your head leads to a world of trouble. I wish someone told teenager Kat that twenty years ago. Following heart, bad. Stopping to think, good. The heart wants all sorts of crazy things and telling your child to follow theirs gives them a free pass to follow those desires without stopping to consider the consequences those actions may have on others. You Can Be/Do Whatever You Want If You Set Your... Read more
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