Well, I don’t actually know him, but I met him today. Who am I talking about? Father Jack Collins, CSP of course. Old hands around here know that during my lunch hour, I usually go to Mass at the parish located downtown about a 10 minute walk from my office. (more…) Read more
Sad news out of Las Vegas, Nevada today. Dan Wheldon, 33 years old, was killed in a fiery crash that involved 15 other cars at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this afternoon. Join me is saying a prayer for his soul and for his loved ones who have lost a cherished family member, husband, and father. (more…) Read more
This past Friday, in the spirit of Christ’s forgiveness of the adulteress when she was presented to him by the holier than thou, a remarkably similar story has come to my attention from an area that I usually steer clear of: the shoals of Hollywood. And yet this is where a stunningly familiar event took place. (more…) Read more
This is Reason #374 why I don’t live in “the big city.” I rumbled up the driveway in the Mustang, and as I lined her up to back into the garage, I spied “Mikey” in all his camouflaged glory crawling up the side of the other car. Sounds like a lead-in for an article in Big Backyard magazine, doesn’t it? (more…) Read more
From our beleaguered friends to the North comes this, one of the best uses of 27:07 of my time in a while. I think you’ll agree. Unfortunately I’m too lubberly to know who to embed the video here on WordPress so instead, the link to this excellent use of your time is below. (more…) Read more
What do you get when you mix Seal’s voice, a jazz band, a full orchestra, and a drum kit, coupled with lyrics like the one’s in this song? Well, when you place all that under the portrait of Our Lord in the banner above, you get a modern day love Psalm. At least that’s how I hear it. (more…) Read more
This sounds like a job for my 10 year old, Jango Fett the Bounty Hunter. Have a look, (more…) Read more
The crew has been scraping the barnacles off our keel and holystoning our decks like there was no tomorrow getting ready for this day. Open House! Everything that was stowed has been unpacked. Everything that was over at Blogger is now here, just in a different way. Come aboard and let me show you around. (more…) Read more
I became a Catholic when I was confirmed at the Easter Vigil in the year of Our Lord, 2008. I was baptized, though, when I was 10 years old in a Non-denominational Christian church located in my hometown. With my family, I attended regularly (pretty much if church was open, we were there!) until I graduated from high school and joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17. (more…) Read more
let him hear: A few years ago, the Dalai Lama (seen above visiting Thomas Merton’s grave) was asked the question “what do you find most surprising about humanity?” His reply, (more…) Read more
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