Prayers for Virginia Tech…Again….UPDATE
UPDATE TO THE BELOW: The Campus lockdown has been lifted at Virginia Tech. However, the gunman has not yet been found. Continued prayers…MH. For those not following the news today,…
What If the Devil Had a Blog?
Jeffrey Pugh has thought about the above question and has penned a fine book, called Devil’s Ink, Blog from the Basement Office, which made my holding pattern on my flight…
Pray for Our Enemies
From today’s NY Post: A Catholic church in Ireland has provoked outrage among its parishioners after announcing plans for a Mass to pray for the “soul” of Osama bin Laden.…
So Just Who the Hell is in Hell Anyway?
Most would find it unbelievable that the Catholic Church has never definitively claimed that anyone is in hell. Not Judas, Not Hitler, Not Stalin, Not Bin Laden. Now that also…
Is It Wrong to Celebrate Bin Laden’s Death?
Linton Weeks from National Public Radio emailed me after reading some of my comments on the need to forgive Bin Laden. And he wrote this outstanding column exploring much of…
Keeping the Devil at Bay
So it’s true, I had my computer stolen. Not just any computer, but a Macbook air. St. Ignatius would remind us that the evil one doesn’t leave us alone that…
My Hometown
I’m sitting in my father’s chair in the apartment I grew up in, where my parents still live. This old place is chock full of memories. Some good and some…
Do You Believe in the Devil?
Today’s NY Times reports on an Exorcism Conference which took place recently. A snip: There are only a handful of priests in the country trained as exorcists, but they say…