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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I’d like to begin on a positive note. I’m very happy to begin this blog, which I’ve been aching to begin for ages. There’s so much to say, and I’ve always wanted to write. Not that this would be considered actual writing by many, but I...
