Aug
11
The Most Meaningful Eucharist
August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments
Fr. Dan is the pastor at St. Susanna’s in Mason, Ohio. I don’t belong to this parish but I go there occasionally for weekday Mass. Last night, my family went there for Sunday night Mass. And I was part of one of the most meaningful liturgies of my life.
Fr. Dan has ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease. I [...]
Aug
3
Ryan Hall
August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Olympics start on Friday, but the guy I’m most intrigued by won’t compete until the 24th when the Men’s Marathon is run.
Ryan Hall, is a 20’s-something long-distance runner who last year stepped up to half-marathons and marathons. He made his marathon debut in London and ran a sub-2:10 (which is outstanding). He blew away [...]
Jul
31
St. Ignatius of Loyola
July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I think many of us wonder whether we’ve just blown it. Whether God has just given up on us and declared us a lost cause. Yes, he may grant us mercy and redemption, but he has nevertheless decided that we have screwed up his plan for us so badly that he has us just playing out [...]
Jul
26
Saving a Child
July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I usually leave the political talk to other blogs, but I heard about this story and it struck a chord in me.
As many of you know, I was placed for adoption when I was born. I had serious birth defects that I still live with to this day, including a cleft lip. I went through several [...]
Jul
20
The Crops v. the Weeds
July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I have found myself growing more and more anxious about events in the world. It seems we are under seige from a variety of fronts - cultural, economic, domestic, international.
So, I’ve been praying for a sense of security, a hint of optimism. And God sent such a thought to me the other day as I was contemplating the half-million [...]
Jul
7
Parenting Mistakes
July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Msn. com has an article on the ten biggest mistakes we can make as parents -
Spoiling kids
Inadequate discipline
Failing to get involved in school
Praising mediocrity
Not giving kids enough responsibility
Not being a good spouse
Setting unreal expectations
Not teaching kids to fend for themselves
Pushing trends on kids
Not following through
I think I’ve been guilty of all ten at one point [...]
Jun
17
Tim Russert
June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve been thinking about writing about Tim Russert’s death and the role that his faith played in his life and work, but I’ve been putting it off for some reason. Maybe, it’s just my current jaundiced view of journalists wouldn’t allow my creative juices to get flowing.
But this was a rather remarkable man. He was a [...]
May
29
Playing Like Kids Again
May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m talking baseball today and it’s all because of Jay Bruce, the newest member of the Cincinnati Reds.
He is the #1 prospect in baseball, the next can’t miss kid. And the Reds finally called him up on Monday.
Tuesday night, he was on base all five times he batted; last night, he reached base another three times. [...]
May
26
Memorial Day
May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There are men and women who have walked among us, and sacrficed everything they have and everything they are to keep us and others throughout the world free. They have gone to liberate, save and comfort - to make the world a better place. And they have paid with their lives for what we too often take for [...]
May
23
St. Louis & Senator Kennedy
May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Two totally unrelated thoughts for today . . .
Archbishop Burke just ordained nine new priests to his See in St. Louis. That’s the total for the Archdiocese in the past three years combined. They have so many guys interested in the priesthood that they are actually talking about expanding the seminary.
To say that this news is [...]
