… Today I realized I’d forgotten how to pray the rosary. No, not the prayers. The meditations. Was today the Joyful, Luminous, or Sorrowful Mysteries? I couldn’t remember. Then I tried to pray the Angelus and that also escaped my memory. Geesh. There goes my street cred, I thought. And what business do I have writing a Catholic blog, my conscience answered back. I’m not to be held as an example for anything, other than being totally human and utterly... Read more
I’ll admit it. I’m curious to read it. Read more
… Or go outside during the summer. Pornography. Every damn where. Ladies and gentlemen, please put some clothes on. That it all. Read more
… or Vodka and tonic. Meet Fr. Georges Lemaître, father of the Big Bang Theory. No not that one; the other one, the cosmological model that explains the early development of the universe. Once at a conference after Fr. Lemaitre detailed his theory of the Big Bang, Einstein stood up, applauded, and said, “This is the most beautiful and satisfactory explanation of creation to which I have ever listened.” Another example that science and religion aren’t at odds with each... Read more
… What do you think, too weird or totally apropos? Read more
… Remember Fr. Ted, the priest who faced off with Kim Franke, organizer of a rally to support the sisters and the LCWR, at St. Augustine Cathedral (Kalamazoo, Michigan) on June 10, 2012? Well, he’s back with a great video about the Second Vatican Council in response to those who protested outside the Cathedral Church of Saint Augustine earlier this month. Read more
… The entire cast is reuniting at Comic-Con this year to discuss the past, present and future of Firefly. The what? The future? Could it be?! A sequel, perhaps, to Serenity. Personally I rather see a prequel…. who was Shepard Book really? I may have to reintroduce my popular weekly feature, Fillion Friday. Read more
… How does one solitary show end up in the middle of the road? Where is the other shoe? How does this happen? Who goes walking along and loses their shoe and thinks “Eh, I don’t really need that” and keeps on walking? And why are there so many single shoes left in the road. Is it that common to lose a shoe without notice? This strange occurrence has me baffled. Obviously the logical conclusion is alien abduction. Read more
… “How can you call yourself a Catholic?! Don’t you keep up with the news, what about the sex abuse scandals, and all those corrupt Bishops? Haven’t you ever read a Dan Brown novel or watched Borgia? Aren’t you embarrassed to be associated with such a debauched religious institution?!” I’m sure we’ve all heard it. I brace myself for the questions every time another priest makes headlines. Then I let it roll off my back like water off a duck.... Read more
… themed for the 4th of July weekend; which many, myself included, plan to spend near a large body of water. Read more
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