The rosary? “An extremist symbol.”

UPDATE: The Catholic League has an amusing PR – the attack on traditional Catholics To quote the late Fr. Dan Berrigan, “If you are going to follow Jesus you better look good on wood.” Thanks to our friend Theresa for sending me the link below. If you want to read the full Atlantic article go … Read more

“Cardinal celebrates Mass at Auschwitz in memory of St. Edith Stein and his own grandmother”

Today is the feast of St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein), the Catholic convert and intellectual who was murdered in Auschwitz 80 years ago today. interesting article in the Jesuit publication America. hit the link for the whole article. Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J., visited Auschwitz today to celebrate Mass at the convent of the Carmelite Sisters … Read more

Historian David McCullough

The great historian and writer. I read his first famous book  "The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal” in 1977 when I had moved to Jamaica on my teaching job. A year later over my Easter break I traveled to the canal on my way to see my brother Jim in … Read more

Reasons for not reading the Bible

The funny thing is, most people will have no idea what some of these references are to – what's The Chosen, and who the heck is Ehud? We get it. It's hard to read the divinely inspired word of the creator of the universe. He's so judgy!… Here are some of the best excuses for … Read more

How I spent my birthday yesterday

I actually planned it all out myself – took Brigid on a surprise trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Winslow Homer Crosscurrents exhibit, which was marvelous. It closes the end of this month which is why I wanted to get down to it. A little bit from the website and then a … Read more