High School Memories
On Saturday night, I got together with 7 high school friends and my wife who was a real trooper for hanging in there as the plus one and enduring all…
Pontius Pilate Should Throw Out the First Pitch
The Detroit Tigers have stupidly scheduled their opening home game right smack in the middle of Good Friday. Traditional Christian belief says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to…
Catholics don’t care
While I’m not a bishop, I’ve been saying this for years: “Too many Catholics just don’t really care. That’s the truth of it. If they cared, our political environment would…
Annunciation: How can this be?
Awesome homily from Deacon Greg on the Annunciation today. It’s really from Advent in December but well worth a repeat performance today. Gabriel comes to a virgin and tells her…
Today’s inspiration: When I Close My Eyes – Trail of Stones
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Pope to Young Angolans:
The Pope’s full message to Young Angolans can be found here. But here are just three quick snips: At present though, and even in our midst, I see some of…
Notre Dame and the Pro-choice President
MSNBC has the latest on the number of Notre Dame alumns and students who object to having President Obama come to give the commencement address this May on the campus.…
The Man Born Blind
This weekend’s gospel talks about “the man born blind”. We see Jesus heal this man–a man thought to be incurable–not because of the lackof medical technology but rather, because it…
New Bishop in Oakland
A hat tip to A Catholic View via Twitter This morning Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to become the next Bishop of Oakland, Calif. Currently serving as…