Merry Christmas! Enjoy your HOLIday. Receive into your heart this day the greatest gift the world has every known: Jesus Christ, the Son of ... [...]
I don't think I need to comment any further on Newsweek's "The Religious Case for Gay Marriage." Mollie Hemmingway does a... [...]
Here's a great, short, free movie that's available online in it's entirety. I found it lacking in some respects but the message... [...]
Alright, here I am again. As the dust of the election has settled heavily upon us, there's a number of moral and poliitical challenges w... [...]
I've been barred from the internet following a move and some ISP difficulties. They say I'll be back online next week, but we'll... [...]
Here it comes. Nov 4th: time to separate the men from the morons and the women from the wimps. Please make sure to vote and vote with your b... [...]
How many times have you heard money is the "root of all evil." But doesn't evil start from within? After all money is ... [...]
If there was a bumper sticker that read "I love Archbishop Chaput" I would consider buying it. I say "consider" only bec... [...]
Before you vote this November, I encourage you to listen to this 30 second radio commercial . It's literally a life or death issue. Just... [...]
Motherhood has always been a choice. Love it or leave it, the choice is between the mother and the child. Even among those who choose to... [...]
Have you ever wondered if one of the over 48 million American children aborted since 1973 might have found the cure for cancer? Maybe it... [...]
Even Christ seemed to have trouble praying when he wasn't quiet and alone. That's telling, isn't it? No wonder we have so much t... [...]
What do Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden have in common? Answer: Foot in mouth politics. First up... [...]
This November, one of the most critical and momentous decisions of our time is coming to a voting booth near you. [...]
After experiencing "creative" liturgy this morning I just thought I'd offer a quick reflection. I would boil it down this way:... [...]
As an antidote to "Music and Lyrics" (ML) I recently watched an Indie romance/drama called "Bella." The unlikely coo... [...]
Gratuities usually mean good things for the gas-starved and gaunt among us. You can’t count on it though, like when it comes to Hollywoo... [...]
"What is truth?" Such was the famous query Pontius Pilate directed to Jesus shortly before the crucifixion. Centuries later, Bened... [...]
What event(s) will we bemoan most 50 years from now? I'll keep the Holocaust and slavery off the list of possibilities only because most... [...]
According to Time magazine, their A-list of influential people includes "the hundred men and women whose power, talent and moral exampl... [...]
This is extremely GRAPHIC but revelatory in a way that only a video can be...Watch, pray, and act. [...]
These days it seems I have nothing worse to do than to ponder proverbs like "Corruptio Optimi Pessima" (The corruption of the bes... [...]
The beat of the university's heart is like the ticking of a clock in a universe without time. Debates would ring out. Theories and facts... [...]
Just moments ago, the Holy Father, Benedict XVI descended from his papal jet (dubbed the Shepherd One), to approach the tarmac at Andrews Ai... [...]
Catholics believe that sacraments "effect what they signify." Imagine if everthing you draw comes to life. If you drew a million b... [...]
The scene: time warp to 6th grade. The menu: 90 million permutations of the "old man's poison." The fun: profanity and sexual ... [...]
Spread the word...we need to kill this book using any means necessary (well, almost any means). [...]
For those of you well-armed with rosaries and/or good intentions please offer a prayer for my father-in-law. He awaits open-heart bypass sur... [...]
St. Augustine:"Love God and do what you will." I intend to do this throughout Lent, at Easter, after Easter and indefnitely beyon... [...]
When the Terri Shiavo case hit mainstream news, the media seemed to redefine the issue as an invidiual's wishes vs. what her parents wan... [...]
St. John of the Cross left many impressive insights in his writings and by his example of mystical living. One idea that's struck me rec... [...]
Recently, I stumbled upon this jewel from the presidential past: "The truth is, politics and morality are inseparable. And as morality... [...]
Of the things I listed in my Nov. 9th post, I've been able to accomplish 1, 3, and 9. As for 6 (stopping my complaints to God about flyi... [...]
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