Usually, in these Facts of Faith, I talk about something that’s real, factual, and a part of our Catholic life and culture. But sometimes it’s instructive to look not just at the facts, but at our legends and cultural heritage. Take, for example, the unicorn. For most of our history, unicorns weren’t considered mythological. In fact, the most ancient references we have to the aren’t … Continue reading Unicorns in the Bible?
This just in—Jesus is coming back. So look busy. You’ve seen those t-shirts. And the bumper stickers: In case of the rapture, this car will be unmanned. I’d take away that person’s license right now! Just kidding. But you know what I mean. Jesus is coming back. That’s the promise he made. And today’s Gospel asks us to be ready for his return. “Let your … Continue reading Homily for August 8, 2010 (19th Sunday C)
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As part of my research into surviving the rigors of frequent air travel, I discovered a very helpful web site: OneBag.com The author of this site, a man with decades of experience as a frequent traveler, has some interesting things to say about air travel: You can travel for months at a time, if you only take what you really need. You can travel with … Continue reading Traveling Light, Part 2: The Red Oxx Air Boss
Now that I’m the Paulists’ First Consultor (part of our 3-man leadership team, together with the Paulist President and Vice President), I’m doing a lot of traveling. This week I’m back in Columbus to help cover things while Fr. Chuck is on vacation, and to help the new Director, Fr. Joe Ciccone, CSP, get oriented. After this, I’m off to Tampa, Richmond, back to Columbus, … Continue reading Traveling Light, Part 1
When do we have “enough?” Continue reading Homily for 18th Sunday, August 1, 2010
There’s an old aphorism that “clothes make the man.” I’m not sure that’s really true, but clothes often make it easier to identify who the man is. That’s certainly true for Catholic clergy, who are often identifiable by their distinctive collars. With some variations, roman collars are of basically three types: the most-popular “tab” collar with it’s white plastic insert, the neck-band white collar, and … Continue reading Roman Collars
