Baby Buggies
So it’s starting to happen… Many of my married friends are having children. I wondered how I’d feel about this, since my wife and I can’t have kids and yes,…
You Don’t Know Jack…
About the Assumption…or so says Fr. Jack Collins, who is my buddy and my preaching tutor and who does an excellent and fun job here in this Busted Halo® Video.
Good Friends, Good Beer…Sounds A Lot Like Jesus
We got in late last night and decided to grab a nightcap at Rock Bottom which is a brewery across the street from our Cincinnati hotel. Will Carrroll, who some…
How to Not Be Al and Tipper Gore
Therese Borchard, whose blog on depression and mental illness is quickly becoming a must stop for me during the workday, offers this piece that asks why Al and Tipper called…
Her Homeless Brother
Ashley Womble is writing a memoir on Salon and this piece about her homeless brother will resonate with anyone who has experience working with homeless people with mental illness. “Do…
You Probably Think This Post Is About You
Qooheleth (the name means preacher and he is the narrator of Ecclesiastes) starts off Sunday’s first reading with the words: “Vanity of Vanities…all is vanity.” Well…what exactly is vanity? And…
Fr Dave Dwyer Gets Low with Robert Duvall
Fr Dave Dwyer, CSP interviews Robert Duvall about his latest movie Get Low and a bit about The Apostle as well. Get Low opens this weekend in major markets. Here’s…
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More on Anne Rice leaving Christianity
Catholic Anarchy responds: I can’t say I can’t relate to Rice’s frustrations with the Catholic Church and with her feeling that she is an “outsider.” I do think the Googling…
The Roamin Collars
While not especially current in musical style, I’m sure when the Paulists started this folk group they were a big hit. Paul Snatchko found this on you tube randomly and…
Were Our Hearts Not Burning Within Us As He Opened the Scriptures For Us…
I just got back from my trip to Fr Larry Boadt’s funeral. Here you see the Paulist Fathers and other clergy and Fr. Larry’s family surrounding his casket as they…