Religiosity
A Catholic Defined
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008From CatholicVote.com here’s a video to see before November 4th comes:
Altruism And the Economic Crises
Friday, September 26th, 2008But what is ironic is what was thrown into all this, causing this beleaguered system to collapse. The last straw ironically was what I call compassionate economics played by compassionate members of the government. In the 90’s financial institutions we…
Could There Be A Catholic Vote?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Update:Cal Thomas ponders on this same issue in his article at Real Clear Politics, entitled Catholics & Abortion (Again).As much as 23% declare themselves as Catholics, out of a total US population of 300 million. This translates to about 70 million …
Of Prostitution and Hateful Homilies
Sunday, March 16th, 2008This past week, two attention-rocking temporal “revelations” grabbed the collective attention of a wearied nation already aurally and visually battered from insidious and incessant political sniping coming from all sides. And definitely not buoyed…
What Would Christ Say Or Do?
Monday, February 18th, 2008In sticky and confusing situations when it appears that many possible paths are judged to be meritorious, it is not unusual for people to raise the question: What would Christ say or do in this situation if he were alive today?Thus, in real life situa…
Catching The Spirit
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007The spirit of the season is definitely catching. One unmistakably notices it in the suddenly-changed behavior of people around us, on top of the pervasive festive decorations around town, which at times may be too garish and/or gaudy for one’s taste…
The Reason For The Season
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007The reason for the season, an oft-repeated phrase thrown out there more like a monkey wrench, serving as timely reminder, and at times subtle but still loving warning, for each Christian approaching these Christmas holidays, or winter holidays as many…
The Examination Of Conscience
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007One enduring lesson taught us by Jesuit mentors in school comes under the heading, the examination of conscience. A lesson judged so vital, we had to practice and refine it daily, summarize it weekly, and recall it annually. As daily practice, it cam…
Daring Fear
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Fear and audacity two more emergency passions that elicit irresistible movement in man’s sense appetites.A fortnight ago, a physically fragile member of our extended family approached us with great emotional rigor about her strong body-shaking fears,…
The Many Faces Of Anger
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Anger wears many faces, and in many of its ugly manifestations, it conjures viral images of evil, vile, malicious, and destructive. But it isn’t always so. That man possesses it as part of his nature immediately speaks to us of the noble good that …
Old Thoughts, New Medium
Saturday, August 11th, 2007Gripped in odd moments of human helplessness, it is not unusual for man to awkwardly start a conversation with his God. Sometimes in self-effacing candor he may look at his own tattered self as still like unto the image of his God though grossly blemi…
Religiosity From The Past (Part Two)
Saturday, August 11th, 2007Following up on the initial entry which was about my maternal grandmother, continuing to rummage through the remaining stowed items in the new house has unraveled yet another interesting remnant from the past. This time an old devotional/prayer book o…