Nov

29

Down the Rabbit Hole

November 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

I just don’t get it!
Instead of growing closer to Christ, some are sprinting away from him at light speed.
The worst news coming out of Black Friday was that a Wal-Mart worker was trampled to death by shoppers, who then complained when the managers closed the store.
But that tragic story is just the tip of the [...]

Nov

22

“Wanna Be My Friend”

November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I took my pre-K son in today to get a much needed haircut.  We had a bit of a wait and my son wandered over to the toy box in the corner of the shop.  There he met another boy his age and they started playing together.
And I waited for it.  I waited for my [...]

Nov

21

Sweet Honey & A Sour Stomach

November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Book of Revelations always freaks me out.  I quite frankly can’t figure out how St. John didn’t go all loco after envisioning and writing about it.
But he did envision it and he did write about what he saw.  And there is much for us to learn about what God chose to tell him.
This week’s [...]

Nov

19

Making the Mass Meaningful

November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Today, Fr. Dan Schuh, of St. Susanna’s in Mason, Ohio, is being buried.  Dying way too young (57) but leaving behind a profound legacy.
Visitation was between 5:00 last night through 9:30 this morning.  Sixteen-and-a-half hours to pay final respects to this most remarkable of priests and rarest of men.
I woke up early this morning and [...]

Nov

14

Fr. Dan - R.I.P.

November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

My wife just called me with some news I had a feeling was coming sooner rather than later.
This morning, a great priest died; Fr. Dan Schuh, age 57, of St. Susanna’s in Mason, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati).  He was one of the greatest priests I have ever encountered.  He was a priest who touched my soul and brought me closer to [...]

Nov

13

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini & the Face of Christ

November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

From the 1890’s until her death in 1917, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini cared for the poor, the orphaned, the widowed in the United States.  She focused mostly on the large immigrant population, having been an immigrant herself to this great land.  She became a U.S. citizen and thus was the first American citizen saint upon [...]

Nov

12

Juggling Our Faith

November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

My daughter just finished her season cheerleading for an Upward Bound flag football league.  Upward Bound is a Christian-based athletic program for grade school kids.
Last night was the end of the season awards banquet.  Anthony Munoz came out to speak.  He is the only Cincinnati Bengal in the Hall of Fame and played on the [...]

Nov

11

St. Martin of Tours & Veterans Day

November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In all of the attempts to get God out of our public lives, it amazes me how God always manages to slip one by us.
It occured to me this morning that today is both the Feast of St. Martin of Tours, 4th century soldier turned bishop, and the anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in World War I.  [...]

Nov

6

Pro-Life and the Parable of the Lost Sheep

November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Since about 11:00 on election night, I’ve been trying to figure out what to write in light of the election.  There is just so much to take from this most historic of times.
And I guess that my thoughts keep coming back to the state of the pro-life cause.
Let’s face facts, pro-life measures failed in five [...]