Today Fr. Lou McCormick’s homily at Mt. Irenaeus was about the hope offered by the resurrection. He knew well that we had all been through a week marred by the massacre at Virginia Tech and the endless cycle of violence in Iraq and elsewhere in the world.
No longer in limbo
Thanks to Pope Benedict XVI unbaptized children are saved.
First walk
Tonight after dinner my wife and I decided to take a walk. It’s the first walk of this year.
A little humor
I’m indebted to John Amato at Crooks and Liars for this humorous photo lampooning Senator McCain’s recent impromptu karaoke.
Then you win
First they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. – Mahatma Gandhi
That is what is happening in the Microsoft
People say, “What is the sense of our small effort?” They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.–Dorothy Day
Be the change
Yesterday I read a comment from a reader and it made me want to expand more on what I have written. I am profoundly saddened by the destruction of our country
Calm for a fearful society
The horrific events at Virginia Tech caused me to look again at a book I purchased at least a year ago. Thich Nhat Hanh is one of my favorite authors and
The pursuit of happiness
In the midst of the tragedy at Virginia Tech today our president cited his support of the second amendment to the United States Constitution.
A heart without words
Today’s massacre on the campus of Virginia Tech staggers the mind. As the parent of a college age student I frequently am concerned about the safety of our children.