Feast of St. Mel  I had a busy day at work today. Afterwards though, I threw together this little eclectic mix for your listening pleasure. First, I found a great song that is post related that I think you will enjoy and a little road movie by Matt Maher to boot. Then we move over to some vinyl hits, some of which are pretty new. Vinyl? Their still making these?! According to my local newspaper, “Growing popularity of records... Read more

Today I saw a blogging friend mention that it was time to contribute to blogger Elizabeth Esther’s Saturday Evening Blog Post. I thought, What’s that? It turns out to be sort of like the Saturday Evening Post of yore, in that it is a compilation of blog posts from the past month from both Catholic blog writers, and not, from all over. Elizabeth posts these on the first Saturday of each month. Who is Elizabeth Esther? Come and see.This month,... Read more

Feast of St. Joseph of Leonissa   My buddy Blaise Pascal has this to say about sports, Men spend their time in following a ball or a hare; it is the pleasure even of kings. I’m a baseball fan, so I watch professional football once or twice a year, usually. However, my family and I always watch the Super Bowl. And this year, I’ll be pulling for the Pittsburgh Steelers.This is mainly for personal “childhood memory” reasons. Franco Harris, one of... Read more

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. On this day, Mary and Joseph presented Jesus at the temple, in accordance with Mosaic Law. Our Lord was blessed by Simeon, as witnessed by the prophetess Anna as set forth in the Gospel of Luke. Blessed John Henry Newman wrote a poem commemorating the blessing of the candles, which is also done on this day in the Latin Rite.Candlemas by John Henry Newman The Angel-lights of Christmas morn,Which shot... Read more

—Feast of St. Henry Morse, SJ Have you ever heard of François Villon? I never had, but I’m looking forward to finding out more about him. I’m home sick, drinking coffee and later on I’ll be dipping into the medicine chest for the “sniffling, sneezing, coughing, so you can rest medicine.” But first, I want to share with you what, in my unlettered opinion, is the Best. Preface. Ever. Written. It’s all my friend John C.H. Wu’s fault, you know.... Read more

Christianity’s Eight Beatitudes, or blessings, are a beautiful follow-up to the Ten Commandments. Christ’s blessings are as relevent now as they were 2,000 years ago to people suffering under Roman occupation. The values of this world – material wealth, fame, political power – often directly contradict the values of the Body of Christ. When we begin to understand that Christ is with us right this minute, we do not need to wait for our reward in heaven; our joy begins... Read more