Why I Am Catholic
The English version of the World Youth Day theme song…sing along! Read more
The English version of the World Youth Day theme song…sing along! Read more
Ok, class. Today’s lesson is on a little thing called “regression to the mean.” That’s a fancy way of saying that when something gets out of whack, you know, like when one thing shoots for the stars while everything else is holding steady, see, well, it will move back to where it belongs. And usually suddenly. Like a bursting bubble, which by now everyone with a pulse and a 401k is familiar with. Right? (more…) Read more
Actually, I have none. Really. I mean stuff like this happens all the time to me. I’m a father of three children and they are all the time doing stuff that a) I don’t know about; b) I don’t approve of; and c) that I didn’t teach them to do. Guess what? I love them anyway.Is it scandalous? Only if he lets pride lead him by the nose. Is it embarrassing? You betcha. A dad knows, and a mom does... Read more
I have no idea what kind of bird this is, where it is from, or who shot the photograph. I’d love to give credit for all three. But I do know Who created the bird. What a magnificent Artist! The tree which thou sawest which was high and strong, whose height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all the earth: And the branches thereof were most beautiful, and its fruit exceeding much, and in it was food... Read more
A wiser man than I once said, When, indeed, the artist desires to teach us a great spiritual truth, he invariably expresses it under the form of an allegory or symbol. For the soul dreams ‘neath the star-sown sky of symbol. It is spiritually its lisping language—the divine form of its expression.…Yes, verily, the true gods do sigh for the cost and pain in making a poet out of a man. He shall henceforth see all things not through a... Read more
“My boy, at present you have the fun and I do the work; but your labors are on the way.” Now, that sounds like something I would say. Today is the Feast of St. Stephen of Hungary, who wrote the words you see above. What follows are a few excerpts from letters he wrote to his son Emeric (who also was canonized on the same day in 1083). St. Stephen is known as the first Christian king of Hungary, and... Read more
Catholicism. And you thought Ken Burns’ documentaries are good? This is going to be best series shown on PBS ever! “I want the series to go out beyond the walls of the Church,” he said in an Aug. 10 interview. “That’s why we’re so happy it’s going to be on public television.”Set in 50 locations in over 16 countries, the series examines major themes within the Church such as the person of Christ, the mystery of God, the Virgin Mary,... Read more
For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in. I hear that you lost a few coins yesterday in the maelstrom.I am sorry for your loss.Perhaps you follow the financial markets too closely.Or the latest budget crisis.Or political football contests.So wealthy you are to worry of your barns being less full!I wonder what it is like to be so far from... Read more
This past week, I’ve been on vacation. Actually, it’s been a “stay-cation,” with me working on little projects around the house. The repairs to our home after the hail damage (from the storms back in April) needed to be managed as well. And then there was my car. (more…) Read more
I’m not a “new media” expert.But to me,“New Media” is old mediawithout editors,without barriers,without bosses.At least not in its initial form. Through this medium,I can risk looking silly by writing thoughts in a strange stylewith no fear of damaging“the brand,” you see. But “new media” is quickly being co-opted,if not dominated,by old media companies.Repackaging their messages,paying people to share them,and you wouldn’t even know thatif you weren’t careful.Then, of course,there are the revolutionaries. The “new media” and “new evangelization”are the... Read more
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