Magnif-iPhone
Magnificat which is a great tool for praying throughout the day has gone digital. They have launched their iPhone app and it’s free for the first month ($1.99 for each…
Our House…In the Middle of the Street…Our House
We have agreed in principle to buy our first “real house” here in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst. For the New York City folks who have no idea of where…
Any Idiot Can Have a Blog
Deacon Greg has shut down comments on his blog, The Deacon’s Bench, for some time as it seems that the comments have gotten out of hand since he moved from…
Can You Hear Me Now?
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and the gospel contains the line…”My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they know me.” Many people have chosen to take the time…
Latin Mass Crowd Ousts Cardinal
CNS provides us with a story that allows us to see that while our church is quite diverse in terms of liturgical preferences (e.g. Latin mass vs. post-Vatican II liturgy),…
“The Coolest People in the World Might be Nuns”
So says, Nicholas Kristoff, in the NY Times the other day. I don’t agree with everything he says in his column here but this snip touched my Nun-loving heart: There’s…
This Should Have Happened a Month Ago in Ireland
After visiting abuse victims in Malta Pope Benedict made an rare public statement–which the NY Times reports Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday that the Catholic Church would take action to…
Bless Me Father…Now Please Don’t Blab
From today’s Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel: A priest may face excommunication for breaking the seal of confession. A snip: Archbishop Jerome Listecki relieved Father David Verhasselt of his duties as pastor at…
Texting: Same is Probably True of College Students
Deacon Greg and Reuters point us today to a study on texting: A third of U.S. teenagers with cell phones send more than 100 texts a day as texting has…
Eight Years of Marriage…and Much More
Today is Marion and I’s 8th wedding anniversary. So I thought I’d share some memories of our wedding day. First of all, we planned the wedding ceremony, after all a…