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May 2014

May 28, 2014

A Beautiful Teacher: A Tribute to Maya Angelou

I had the opportunity to listen to Maya Angelou on February 28, 2010, at a...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

The Tree of Life: An Overview

Characters: Father: Brad Pitt. Mother: Jessica Chastain. Adult Eldest Son: Sean Penn. Eldest Son...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

Something Remarkable in Steubenville

I attended Franciscan University of Steubenville from 2001 to 2005; I used to play music...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Art Perfects Nothing: Review of “The Thorny Grace of It”

Joseph Bottum puts it plainly, here at Patheos: "Forget the culture-wars crap." He's right, and...

July 2013

July 08, 2013

LIVE at The Empire UPDATED

Last night I played the first all-original set I've played since 2006, at Acadia Cafe...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

Polish Easter

Polish Easter Easter Ether Eastern East Feast Feast Feast, Feast Feast Feast Polish Sausage, Aleluja!

January 2013

January 15, 2013

“One Pop Harem,” a bedtime story by Sam and Sam

Another "former student and present friend" (I've been blessed with several of them) and I...

December 2012

December 07, 2012

Advent

Not Good Friday or Holy Saturday Dark, yes, but no suspense Pregnant, not sad No...

December 06, 2012

A Shepherd Must Be

The man who writes longhand, Pope Benedict XVI, has a Twitter account. Eight of them, to...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

Abraham’s Vision

A poem for the weekend... Take hope, oh my soul, Raise your eyes above; Lose yourself,...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Mary in the Moon

An apparition: Egg-shaped moon, Haloed, with soft, cloud-prism edges Dissipate; alone now. Resplendent shining white,...

October 05, 2012

Hola! Waves, Oceans, Tragedy

The huffing "h" sound in the Spanish word 'hola' is silent, as a general rule....