The Voice of God…Stilled
Bob Sheppard the great Yankee public address announcer has died at the reported age of 99 after a full life filled with much joy. I place a picture of his…
My 10 Best Hymns
Deacon Greg who led me to the First Things Article on the 10 Worst Hymns (in their view, some of which, I like a lot actually) decided to write a…
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Young Adults Inspire South African Bishop to Question Hierarchical Structures
Bishop Kevin Dowling, (A redemptorist) from South Africa offers the following thoughts that others including America Magazine’s Fr James Martin, SJ, (h/t to the good Father) have been noting positively…
Forgiveness for Father
A hanky wave (as opposed to a hat tip) to Deacon Greg for posting this today. Get one yourself and then read this amazing story of reconciliation We need an…
Blog Favorite: City Father
I’ve been meaning to bring up how impressed I’ve been with Paulist Father (and good friend) Ron Franco’s blog City Father. Recently, Fr. Ron was just named pastor of the…
R.I.P. Fr. Frank Diskin, C.S.P.
I was very saddened to hear of the death of a great Paulist, Fr. Frank Diskin, C.S.P. who my wife and I would visit in the nursing home from time…
Haze the Dog Would totally have done this…
From CBS News (AP) RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California woman says her Chihuahua died protecting her children from two pit bulls that got into her apartment. Mayda Estrella,…
Praying While Depressed
For those who suffer from clinical depression, prayer may just be one more thing to get depressed about (believe it or not). I remember when someone close to me died…
Nos vemos en la comunión (I Will See You in Communion)
I asked Notre Dame’s Tim Matovina if I could tell this story that he shared with us at the Symposium at Notre Dame a few weeks back. It was one…
We All Build Fences
Fences, the gripping play by August Wilson was the first Broadway Play that I had ever seen. Being the son of lower middle class Irish immigrant stock, a trip to…