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,…
I Want My SCOTUS TV….
If Elena Kagan can get the Supreme Court on TV, I would be so stoked. I may never leave my house again. I agree with every word. A hat tip…
What’s the Strangest Thing You Believe?
Last night I had a group of friends over and someone brought up a belief in paranormal activity. My wife tends to believe in certain aspects of that while I…
Preaching… not important?
Does preaching matter at mass? Sigh, some morons say no. PrayTell Blog posted this I recently came across an op-ed in a Catholic publication that just brushed the edge of…
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…
Vatican to Schöenborn: “You don’t need to have your teacher’s back.”
The Vatican responded today to Vienna’s archbishop, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn’s accusations that Cardinal Angelo Sodano blocked an investigation into the former Archbishop of Vienna’s link to the sex abuse scandal…
Replacing McChrystal: Not the Problem
Roliing Stone’s Michael Hastings has an insightful point in his follow up to the who General McChrystal mess. It is the epitome of the senselessness of war. Here is the…
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…
LOL…BRB, Jesus
This has made the rounds today on Facebook and elsewhere: