Month January 2013

Oh. No. An anti-American cable news organization has bought an anti-American cable news organization. That’s right. Al Jazeera is buying Al Gore’s Current TV. So really there’s not going to be much of a change at all. I mean, this… Continue Reading →

When it comes to presents, it is the thought that counts. My five year old daughter loves her dollies. So my mother, ever so thoughtful, gave her a beautiful Christmas present, a stroller. This is no ordinary stroller. This is… Continue Reading →

Have you heard about the brilliant comet that is to pass Earth toward the end of this year? They say it will be so bright in the sky, as bright as a full moon, that this is not only a… Continue Reading →

It’s a Friday night on a college campus. Students walk out of their dorms in the dead of winter, their breath billowing out in puffs of steam, greeting friends with nods and handshakes, hopping into cars and convoying over 30… Continue Reading →

I saw Les Miserable. I absolutely loved it. For me, it was nothing short of brilliant. I did read one blog post by a Catholic Wife who was concerned about Fontaine’s descent into prostitution and how it was somewhat vividly… Continue Reading →

This is just a funny little joke an elderly priest told us today. A passenger in a taxicab touched the cabbie on the shoulder to get his attention. The driver jumped in fear at the touch, swerved into oncoming traffic,… Continue Reading →

My three oldest (13, 11, 10) wanted to stay up on New Year’s Eve. This is a new request so I immediately said no. They pleaded. So I compromised and told them that I’d wake them at 11:30 to come… Continue Reading →

This is the toughest holy day of obligation for many people. I remember when I was younger it always seemed like cruel and unusual punishment to make us go to Mass the morning after the biggest party night of the… Continue Reading →