by Joshua | Feb 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve always deplored the barrenness of modern walls. At one time we had art, and it influenced even the most basic element of our building. But now we have nothing, a reflection of our souls. I have pondered in what fashion I might revive in my own home a...
by Joshua | Feb 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was invited to attend the first “FLOSSIFY” last weekend. Not only was it a fantastic experience of collaboration between like-minded people, it was a great opportunity to realize once more why I don’t like big cities. But that’s not the...
by Joshua | Feb 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
Today Beth asked Karol (who is just over 2 years old), “Do you know what Jesus did for you?” We had finished bedtime prayers, and it was time for a little baby catechesis. His response was both unexpected and true: “Dinosaurs!” While he had not...
by Joshua | Jan 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve always loved sacred music. I’m talking about real, beautiful, traditional sacred music, not the garbage that unfortunately is sung in most churches these days. It’s not because I was given this rich heritage to consider as I was growing up...
by Joshua | Oct 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
At Mass this morning, during the penitential rite, the good priest told us that, as we recall our sins, we should still remember that “we are all worthy” of participating in the eternal banquet. Really, now. Last I recall, I am a wretched sinner with no...
by Joshua | Oct 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Beth had the fine privilege of overhearing and then taking part in a conversation about the differences between Catholics and Protestants. There were three teenage Protestants and one uninformed teenage Catholic. Before Beth joined, the essential conclusion was that...