I was going to write a long and involved post on the little news item that we would surely love to sweep under the carpet. The news out of Ireland about our failure to uphold Jesus’s new commandment. The commandment that, if we follow it, will prove to the world our name and heritage. But the French guy, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, aka “PEG”, wrote, “Look At Your Sin” in my stead. Read it, post haste. (more…) Read more
See what God did there? Toldja! Sing it, Wilson. (more…) Read more
Last week was a pretty embarrassing one in the parish of St. Blogs. It was enough to make me consider if continuing to blog was a worthwhile use of my time. There are other things to do, you know. I have children to raise, a wife to love, tasks to be performed on my day job, and honey-do lists that are a mile long. Yep, I seriously thought of throwing in the towel . (more…) Read more
There is much talk these days about discipleship among the flock. Moving beyond the individual call to holiness, questions surround the call of the faithful on how to live the vocation of being a disciple of Christ. When Jesus ascended into heaven, an event commemorated by the Church today throughout the world, he made an announcement to all who were present, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,... Read more
“Dear brothers, dear friends, from this holy place I make a heartfelt plea to all people and to all communities who look to Abraham: may we respect and love one another as brothers and sisters! May we learn to understand the sufferings of others! May no one abuse the name of God through violence! May we work together for justice and peace! Salaam!”– Pope Francis, Visit to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, May 26, 2014 Read more
“The times are never so bad that a good man cannot live in them.” —St. Thomas More Read more
Remember the pillar saints? Like Simon Stylites the Elder? The next time you think that absolutely nothing can get done in this world unless you get physically involved, remember Maxime the Monk is praying for you. “When I was young I drank, sold drugs, everything. When I ended up in prison…. It was time for a change. (more…) Read more
And that our lives must be lived as a sign to the world. A sign that contradicts the norms of the world as surely as when Jesus proclaimed the following before surreptitiously heading to the Feast of Tabernacles in the seventh chapter of John’s gospel. “The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil.” (more…) Read more
Simple. Send me something asinine like this. Golly. What a precious keepsake to remember the fallen with. Does it come with teeth whitener too? Semper Fidelis Read more
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