Reminder: Ash Wednesday
Today is the start of Lent and is a day of fast and abstinence. While I’d recommend going to mass today (As I did at the harrowing hour of 7AM…
Bad Homilies
Deacon Greg pointed me to this great article on Catholic Preaching which talks about what I would call “the general unpreparedness” of Catholic preachers. Listening to sermons at Mass, one…
The Colbert Report Chaplain: Fr. James Martin!
America Magazine and occasional Busted Halo contributor, Fr. James Martin, SJ, is now the official Chaplain of The Colbert Report on Comedy Central. Hysterical last night right out of the…
NY’s New Archbishop is St. Louis’ Favorite Son
From the St. Louis Beacon today: While the joyful, witty Dolan is a champion hugger, he is no light weight. Brilliant theologians including the late Cardinal Avery Dulles, a Jesuit,…
Pray, Fast, Give
As Lent begins its dawn…We have constructed our annual Lenten Calendar–this year with the theme of Pray…Fast…Give. Check it out: Traditionally, Lent was intended as a time for personal conversion…
It’s Dolan: We told you so
As previously reported here with many hat tips to Rocco Palmo, there’s no time like today to blog as Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Edward Cardinal Egan…
Show Us Your Ash
BustedHalo.com asks us to send us your pictures of your Ash for the start of Lent! “Is the minister giving out ashes making a cross or signing his name on…
Charis ministries in Chicago Rocks!
In Chicago we had a great gathering of Young Adult Ministry “partners” –people who do retreat work and are looking at what the future holds for young adults and then…
Blogging to be lax for the next few
I’m in Chicago at a partners meeting for Charis Ministries–the excellent retreat program. My Dell is having trouble connecting to wi-fi connections and even straight internet connections. I’m using the…