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April 2011

April 23, 2011

Christ is Risen from the Dead, Alleluia!

What follows is the beautiful Easter Sequence Victimae Paschali, proclaimed before the reading of the...

April 22, 2011

What child is this laid to rest On Mary’s lap?

What child is this, who, laid to rest On Mary's lap, is sleeping? Whom...

April 18, 2011

Internet: Repository of all human garbage

The internet is the repository of all human garbage. I heard Tina Fey say this...

April 16, 2011

Palm Sunday

Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed is the he who comes in the name...

April 12, 2011

Ancient Meditation on Death

Have you ever wondered how ancient non-Christians dealt with death? What follows is most of...

April 10, 2011

The Pledge of Eternal Life

This beautiful fresco by Luca Signorelli is from the Chapel of San Brizio in the...

April 09, 2011

Tajci

Last Thursday we had the blessing to have Tatiana Cameron, or Tajci, at my parish....

April 06, 2011

Pictorial Tour of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Despite the grandeur of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, my favorite basilica in the city...

April 03, 2011

The Man Born Blind

In seminary I took a class on the Johannine Writings, that is, a class where...

April 02, 2011

Saint John Lateran

Had I wanted to be more precise and accurate in the title of this blog,...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

Vatican Splendors

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Vatican Splendors Exhibit at the Fort...

March 29, 2011

San Pudenziana

This is another seldom visited church in Rome that is one of the Lenten Station...

March 28, 2011

Benedict’s Interview

I recently finished reading Light of the World, a book by Peter Seewald where he...

March 27, 2011

The Eucharist and Living Waters

[Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent, Year A. The Gospel reading is the Samaritan...

March 25, 2011

Saint Teresa of Avila, Nada te Turbe

This is a beautiful poem written by the great 16th century Spanish mystic Saint Teresa...

March 22, 2011

Santa Balbina

Today’s Lenten Station in Rome is the Church of Saint Balbina. This small church sits...

March 18, 2011

Saint Patrick’s Tomb

A few years ago I had the opportunity to visit the small church in Saul,...

March 17, 2011

Saint Patricks Day Homily in Savannah

Happy Saint Patricks Day from the great city of Savannah. The festivities began this morning...

March 16, 2011

Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Every Peruvian child learns at a young age that when the Spanish captured the ruling...

March 15, 2011

Roman Lent Station Church: Saint Anastasia

Today’s Lenten Station in Rome is the Church of Saint Anastasia. This church is not...

March 13, 2011

Pastoral Statement on Immigration by the Catholic Bishops of Georgia

I was very happy to read this statement by the bishops of Georgia recently on...

March 12, 2011

Obedience and Eucharist

In today’s readings we hear a beautiful Scriptural summary of salvation history: Adam and Eve...

March 10, 2011

Roman Lenten Station Churches

A very ancient tradition still thrives in Rome, the Lenten Station Churches. During the pontificate...

March 09, 2011

Beginning of Lent

We have just begun our forty day journey towards Easter when we will celebrate the...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

Trust in God

from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 6, 25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry...

February 24, 2011

Father Peter Whelan, Confederate Chaplain

I first came across Father Whelan seven or eight years ago while visiting Fort Pulaski...

February 23, 2011

Feast of Saint Polycarp

Saint Polycarp was a disciple of Saint John the Evangelist in the ancient city of...

February 18, 2011

Is Truth Relative?

I read in the local newspaper yesterday that 65% of teens believe truth is relative,...

February 13, 2011

The Law in the Heart

Wherever there is a bureaucracy, legal and technical language is present. Everything has to be...

February 12, 2011

On the Relationship of Faith and Reason

This is the first section of my master's paper, An Inquiry on the Relationship between...