Bless Our Pastoral Planners
I ask for you to join the pastoral staff at St. Joseph University Church in prayer today as we begin our pastoral planning time. It’s our time to discern how…
What if a Buddhist Said It?
Steve Benen from Washington Monthly with an excellent retort. I’ve been trying to think of a way to frame this in a way Hume’s far-right defenders would understand. How about…
The Faithful Departed
BustedHalo® has begun it’s annual series on those who have passed away this year and Marc D. Adams reflected on Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart beautifully. It was just the beginning…
Brit Hume says Buddhism is Inadequate
Fox News’ Brit Hume threw a religious gauntlet towards Tiger Woods yesterday claiming that his buddhist faith is inadequate for his lifestyle. He urged him to become a Christian: “The…
Cloudy and Mild
For those concerned, I want to let you know that the situation in question has resolved somewhat. Not greatly, so ongoing prayers are needed but for now, it seems as…
Happy 2010!
Hope your New Year is as good as my 2009 was. From left to right top row: 1) My high school reunion which we planned on facebook. Class of 1988…
Discerning Priesthood: Kicking and Screaming
Tom Gibbons, CSP, a Paulist Seminarian and all around great guy has been blogging for BustedHalo on his experience as a seminarian. Today’s edition was quite good. A snip: A…
Pope Attack Video
American Papist has this exclusive: Papist goes on to say: “ was down for about 30 seconds total, and he appeared to be just fine when he got up. A…
Named After St Joseph
As a parishioner of St. Joseph’s University Parish in Buffalo these days, I was particularly disappointed to not be able to go to mass there on the Feast of the…
Merry Christmas
Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of…