Prescription Co-Pays to High???? …Maybe you should Head to Brazil

Brazil has a brand new Saint; Galvao was an early 19th century monk who distributed tiny pills made out of rice paper with a latin inscription about the Blessed Virgin. The pills were credited with curing everything from demonic possession to epilepsy (which are often cross diagnosed by the church…). Even today, the [...]

I Got Tagged… a good thing?

Doodaddy has tagged me, and now I seem to be (virtually) obligated to list things about myself. The idea is for you, gentle reader (yes, both of you) two comment on which of the following statements is untrue.
1. I am a descendant of Irish railroad workers.
2. My college mascot was a bee, [...]

While working on a homily one day…

I was thinking about some homily ideas last night and I remembered a book I had read years ago; Theodore Roosevelt’s Letters to his Children. TR is usually pictured as the larger than life example of all things large, loud and really American. You know; carrying big sticks and hijacking small countries. [...]

Church Closes Limbo… no hope left for pagan babies

It took more than a decade and over 31 theologians to convince the Holy Roman Empire to do away with the concept of Limbo… if you listen closely you can hear the screams of pagan babies. The NCR has more.

Take Action… ADOPT A PAGAN BABY

Don’t know why you would want this…

Here is a link to the web-page that I maintain for my history students: can’t imagine anyone who doesn’t have to pass my course wanting to look at it, but what the heck. Let me know about all the errors you find.

I just "googled," and now I’m afraid to go outside…

Alright, I admit that I’ve been away from the blog world for a bit, but what have you people been up to? BusyMom sent me a link to check out some religious blogs, and after reading a few (especially the comments) I must admit: I am afraid.
But the Lord hates a coward, I’m [...]

4th Sunday of Lent 2007

4th Sunday of Lent – 2007
The Scribes and Pharisees criticized Jesus, because he ate with sinners. And so Jesus told them a story. A story that we hear dependent on our point of view.
Many look at it from the point of view of the youngest son – the prodigal – the one who [...]

Been Gone for Awhile…

it finally happened, the church gave me the boot. Well at least the school part of the Holy Roman Empire. Seems there was a power shift that accompanied the new bishop, and I definitely ended-up on the wrong side, with the wrong friends and very guilty of having attended the wrong schools. [...]