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October 2012

October 18, 2012

What If God Was One of Us, and Drove a Race Car?

Today is the 20th anniversary of the passing on to God of this legendary racing...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

A Poem and a Prayer for Michaelmas UPDATED

Today is the Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels, also known as Michaelmas....

September 21, 2012

Public Prayer at University of Tennessee, Revisited

The other day I shared the story about the Freedom From Religion Foundation's letter to...

September 19, 2012

University of Tennessee to Freedom From Religion Foundation: Continue to Pray, We Shall UPDATED

My local news outlet has the skinny, hot off the wire. The University of...

September 12, 2012

J. Christopher Stevens, Requiescat in Pace

Prayers for the repose of the soul of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, and for the...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Is Your Brain Stuck In Overdrive?

Have a coffee with Jesus... There's more where that came from. Check 'em out at...

August 10, 2012

To Pray for the People of the Philippines

What with the post on Singapore yesterday, Southeast Asia is on my mind these days....

July 2012

July 21, 2012

Quote of the Week

Everything depends on the unforseeable ways of God and his secret graces, together with human...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

The Bishops Remind Us, the ACA Needs Repairs, Not Repeal UPDATED

The Catholic Church is not against the Affordable Care Act, which the Supreme Court just...

June 23, 2012

The Beach Boys Sing the Our Father

Thomas L. McDonald shares his Saturday Song — “The Lord’s Prayer,” as sung by the...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

General Patton’s Thoughts on the Power of Prayer

My youngest son has a Living Wax Museum assignment due for his 5th grade...

May 07, 2012

Jazz for Jesus: Selections from Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts

I'm not the first to bring folks attention to the small "c" catholicity of Jazz....

May 02, 2012

Irony Alert: President Obama’s Proclamation for National Day of Prayer

Forwarded with pleasure, because it is the kind of prayer request that I can get...

April 2012

April 15, 2012

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Shakespeare and a Song

A truth about us as human beings is that we desire justice and not mercy....

April 12, 2012

The Bishops Give Us A History Lesson On Religious Liberty And A Call For Prayer

You would have to have been living under a rock not to know that religious...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

One for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord (Music for Mondays)

Have you ever asked your mom to pray for you? I have. And one of...

March 12, 2012

Because the Bishops Aren’t Consensus Leaders, But Consensus Molders UPDATED

The title to this post came to me this morning directly from the mind of...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Ash Wednesday and Lent, in Two Minutes…

I had to come back aboard real quick to trash some spam comments. Since I'm...

February 21, 2012

Back in Port, On Shore Leave, Gone Readin’ and Prayin’

This is your Captain speaking. I have to inform you that the cruise we've been...

February 15, 2012

Praying the Novena with the Dominican Sisters of Nashville

Nothing tells your children that you believe in the power of prayer more than praying...

February 11, 2012

A Song Dedication to All the Bishops, and Those Standing Up for Religious Freedom

Sorry guys, but after reading the USCCB's response to the ridiculous proposal by Seizure to...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

A Petition For All Freedom Loving People to Sign UPDATED

Notice: This petition reached the goal and was responded to by the Administration. Evidently,...

January 25, 2012

Best. 2012. March for Life. Video. Ever.

Courtesy of the "the Kid," Marc Barnes. Let's make it go viral, ya'll. Only 6...

January 23, 2012

Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED

"Crazy" must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that "keraaayyyzy?" Either way,...

January 17, 2012

Because of the Twilight Zone Episode that My Country Has Become UPDATED

How's that for an answer to "Why I Am Catholic," dear reader? Here, I'll say...

January 10, 2012

“Marky Mark” Grew Up And Digs the New Translation

Among other things. Mark Wahlberg, see, was interviewed on the CBS This Morning show today....

January 03, 2012

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Before I was a Catholic, I didn't put much stock in the name of Jesus....

January 02, 2012

Three New Years Resolutions in Song and Truth

Good things come in threes. As if I need to buttress this argument, I present...

January 01, 2012

The Problem With the “Status Quo” in the Holy Places

Is summed up nicely by St. John in his first letter. Beloved: The way we...

December 2011

December 25, 2011

The Quote of the Week and Operation “Noel”

This, in a nutshell, is why I became a Marine. “It’s a reminder of why...