Our fig tree has a bumper crop in store for us this year. The first fruits of the harvest are in and they are very tasty. It’s time to buy some prosciutto and blue cheese, make more jam, etc. While I look forward to that, here is the post from last year (7/23/2012) about my fig tree and the parable whose story it closely resembles. Remember the parable of the barren fig tree? Honestly, I’ve lived it. (more…) Read more
Catholic News Service has the scoop, Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 12, 2013 / 02:12 pm (CNA).- The mysterious Missouri priest who gave anointing to a woman in her wrecked car near Center, Mo. has been identified as Father Patrick Dowling, of the Diocese of Jefferson City. “I thank God and the amazingly competent rescue workers,” Fr. Dowling stated today in a comment on CNA’s original article on the Aug. 4 incident. (more…) Read more
Call me maybe? I gotta say, it’s a pretty incredible story. (more…) Read more
First things first, I’ve never read Silence by Shusaku Endo. I can at least say that I’ve heard of it, though, due to the fact that Martin Scorsese has been planning to make a movie based on it for what seems like forever. (more…) Read more
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, as Gerard Manley Hopkins meant them to be delivered. (more…) Read more
Presented by Spirit Juice Films, come and meet Friar Didacus and Friar Gabriel, two brothers of the Franciscans of the Immaculate who were called to religious life, and who have skateboarding skills that are being utilized to plant the seeds of faith in others. (more…) Read more
Just in time for today’s readings. But, you know what? Maybe Jim Beam, Makers Mark, and other distilleries in the area will be willing to do business with them. The monks and nuns? Not so much. (more…) Read more
It’s been a week since World Youth Day wrapped up and everyone checked out of Rio and headed back from whence they came. Pilgrims from every clime and place, reinvigorated after resting awhile with their peers, their Church, and the Lord. A lot of hoopla was made about some of the events. (more…) Read more
The Gray Lady wants to test your knowledge of the Pope’s unique voice. So they put together a little multiple choice quiz asking readers to differentiate between the sayings of Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. Give it a try below. (more…) Read more
It happened yesterday. From what I gather, no one was arrested or anything. Unfortunately, no one from the mainstream media outlets covered the story either. Sandra Fluke wasn’t there, so it wasn’t newsworthy. Figures. (more…) Read more
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