Let’s get some of this grammar stuff straight…
You should literally read this immediately. Go ahead, I’ll wait. This literally drove me nuts when I was working in the corporate world. I wish every mid-level manager would literally read this and then literally send me a quarter everytime … Continued
Thursday of the 14th Week of Ordinary Time: Freely Give
Today's readings Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but there is free grace. And today Jesus reminds us that free grace is exactly what we … Continued
St. Benedict, Abbot
I would be remiss if I did not observe with great fondness this feast of St. Benedict, abbot, and father of western monasticism. My Benedictine roots stem from my college days at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL (then called Illinois … Continued
Monday of the 14th Week of Ordinary Time
Today's readings The Lord is gracious and merciful. Recently, I was reading a commentary on preaching that encouraged preachers to preach once in a while on other readings beside the Gospel. The Gospel's almost always the most obvious choice, and … Continued
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Our Eyes are Fixed Intently on the Lord
Today's readings The story goes that one day, St. Theresa of Avila was wheeling a cart across a bridge over the river. At one point along the bridge's passage, a wheel of the cart got stuck in the planks, and … Continued
The Lego World Cup
Watch the World Cup. Lego Style. I have no idea who had the kind of time it would take to put this together, but I loved it!
Friday of the 13th Week of Ordinary Time
Thinking we have it all together and every issue taken care of can be a very dangerous thing. In my days in music ministry, I had many rather humbling moments as a cantor. Whenever I thought I knew the psalm … Continued
Thursday of the 13th Week of Ordinary Time
One of the things that used to irritate me about my parents when I was growing up is that they always knew, often better than I did, what was not only best for me, but would really make me happy. … Continued
St. Thomas the Apostle
Today's readings "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." Thomas sometimes gets a bad rap for having said that, … Continued
13th Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Meaning of Suffering
Today's readings God did not make death,nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living. I had finally gotten around to writing out some Christmas cards a few days before that great feast last year. I was still at … Continued
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