Apr
30
Should We Leave Mylie Alone?
April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m watching Extra last night and the story about Miley Cyrus and her Vanity Fair photo shoot came on. I heard about the story earlier in the day. Being the father of a kindergarten girl who idolizes Miley/Hannah, I went on the Vanity Fair website to read the story and see the photos in question.
Wow, I [...]
Apr
29
St. Catherine - Now That’s a Woman!
April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I knew nothing about St. Catherine of Siena until I decided to do some reading last night knowing that today is the her feast day. What I learned floored me. This woman was incredible! Just read this short synopsis of her life achievements from Catholic.org -
The 25th child of a wool dyer in northern Italy, [...]
Apr
28
What Would You Do?
April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
I decided to watch Desperate Housewives with my wife last night. And we had a conversation about a scene in the show that hopefully none of us will ever have to have in real life.
As I don’t watch the show regularly, my wife had to bring me up to speed to understand the scene. Evidently, one [...]
Apr
27
A Tragedy So Wrong, On So Many Levels
April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Last night in Cincinnati was a gorgeous Spring night. A young woman was out for walk with her four children - when she was shot and killed. Her 6-year old and 4-year old were seen draped over her body trying to get her to wake up. The four children were sent to stay with their grandmother. People [...]
Apr
26
Juno
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I usually don’t recommend movies because there are so few to recommend. But my wife and I watched Juno last night and I was pleasantly surprised. It may be one of the best pro-life and pro-family movies to come out of Hollywood in a long time.
The lead character comes off very well as she struggles [...]
Apr
25
Snapshots
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
An American hero comes home this weekend. Sgt. Matt Maupin, from Cincinnati, was missing in action in Iraq for the past four years. His remains were finally found last month. His body arrives in Cincinnati tomorrow morning. There will be a 20-hour visitation at his community’s civic center. The funeral is Sunday at Great American Ballpark (the Reds’ park) and is expected [...]
Apr
24
The Holy See’s First Decision
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Anyone who thinks the Church is rife with dissension in modern times should really contemplate today’s first reading (Acts 15).
During the early days of the Church, there was a great debate whether the Gentile converts would have to become circumsized like the Jewish converts. There were folks on both sides of the debate. There were [...]
Apr
23
A Day in the Life of the Pope
April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m still caught up in the immense spiritual wave left by the Papal Visit, so I spent last night surfing different Papal Visit websites trying to make sure I’m catching everything there is to catch from this past week. In my web travels, I came across this photo essay on National Catholic Register detailing a typical day in the life [...]
Apr
22
Ritual v. Relationship
April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sunday night, I went to one of Cincinnati’s large non-denominationals to hear someone speak. While I was waiting, I overheard a conversation between three members of the congregation who were sitting next to me.
One of the members is married to a Catholic who “insists” on going to Mass on Sunday and doesn’t want to go [...]
Apr
21
A Perfect Summation
April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln - no words of mine could add or subtract from the following call to action issued by the Holy Father in his homily at the Mass at Yankee Stadium. I bet even the Babe was stirred to action. Let us read it - internalize it - take strength from it - and [...]
