Fat Tuesday
So I’m starting a Lenten diet tomorrow. My Lenten resolution is to give up one pound a day for lent. I’ve been a bit out of control with my dietary…
The Legend of the Heimlich Maneuver
Today is the feast of St. Blaise which traditionally is the time to get your throats blessed. It was a great tradition in New York City and many would participate…
Don’t Lie About Going to Mass…Father has fingerprints
From http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/csi-meets-catechism Just when you think you’ve seen it all or Technology inside the church, Polish-style“A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave…
Helping the Poor Deemed Not Good Enough
Deacon Greg points us today towards a NY Times headline about St Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan, the last Catholic hospital standing in NYC. Today that last bastion of Catholic Healthcare…
Mother Teresa Going Postal?
America’s Fr. James Martin and David Gibson at politics daily have two excellent posts today on the argument over whether or not Mother (now Blessed for you, ecclesiastical types) Teresa…
Haiti: Moving Towards Hope and Away From Pat Robertson’s God
Joe Paprocki, Fr. Rick Malloy and myself collaborated on an article for BustedHalo® responding to Pat Robertson’s comments on the Haiti earthquake resulting from God’s wrath. A snip: When we…
Basketball League for Whites Only?
Fran over at the Parish Blog of St. Edward the Confessor pointed me to this article on Thinkprogress.org A new professional basketball league called the All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) sent…
“I cannot imagine Haiti Could Suffer Even More”
Over 100,000 dead. What a sad day. The National Catholic Reporter has more first hand harrowing details. Tom Roberts reports. The Jan. 12 news that a 7.0 earthquake had hit…
Quake in Haiti Leaves Midwest Mission Trip Grounded
In St Louis, plans for a mission trip to Haiti get derailed: The phone was ringing off the hook at Holy Redeemer Parish in Webster Groves Jan. 13 after a…
I wouldn’t want to spend eternity with Pat Robertson’s God
Pat Robertson opened his mouth and spewed his venom of hate all over those who are feeling disaster in Haiti today. CBS has details As Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive…