I began the weekend reading The Book of Unholy Mischief. I wish I hadn' t read it so quickly, and I  may have to read it again. It's a lyrical book, fresh and quickly paced, with beautiful writing and evocative imagery of cooking in medieval Venice. If you like mystery and spices and d...

Today is the feast day of my Community -- the feast of St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist. St. John is also my patron saint and the saint I try most to emulate in my daily life. St. John, a fisherman, the son of Zebedee, and the brother of St. James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by our Lo...

SOME HOLIDAY CHEER AS THE SIXTH CANDLE IS LIT Though we lit a couple candles on Monday, we'd like to continue with further gems from some of our favorite musicians of Jewish heritage. Don't want anyone to think we're just "gentile" on our minds. And for those worried about ol' Saint Nick, we saluted...

Don't Miss 12 Easy Ways Not to Put Weight during Holidays … 8 Fabulous Desserts for Christmas… 10 Christmas Shopping Do’s and Don’ts Pages: 1 2 Have you ever wondered what Christmas Trees look like in Tokyo and Paris?   If so, you will very much enjoy this post on 14 Most Festiv...

Two friends of mine, Sherry Jo and Sandra, sent me these photos and description of Christmas trees from all over the world. Enjoy and Merry Christmas eve! Above photo Before the ball drops in Times Square, the Big Apple turns on its holiday charm with the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. The Ca...

Quote: Father Jim Martin at the America blog shares his experience of Cardinal Dulles's funeral mass at St. Patrick's earlier today, including this touching account of Cardinal Egan's homily: Cardinal Egan's warm homily took as its central image an ancient crucifix he had seen some 50 years ago in U...

A PUZZLE FOR YOU. MATCH THE DESCRIPTION WITH THE APPROPRIATE PICTURE---ENJOY BW3 Christmas at Rockefeller Center in New York Before the ball drops in Times Square, the Big Apple turns on its holiday charm with the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. A holiday tree is shown lit in front of the U.S....

The world's largest Christmas tree display rises up the slopes of Monte Ingino outside of Gubbio, in Italy's Umbria region.Composed of about 500 lights connected by 40,000 feet of wire, the 'tree' is a modern marvel for an ancient city ====================Did you ever wonder about the weird things l...

The riots are still going on in Greece, and they are composed of two distinct elements: the anarchists/students, and the asylum seekers. The latter has a jihad component — rioters yelled “Allahu Akhbar” while on the rampage — but the former is probably doing more damage. According to a repor...

From the scientific report on the body of Blessed Christine of Spoleto According to The Westcoast Augustinians: " Blessed Christine, a woman of undaunted valor, provides a shining example of conversion. Agostina Camozzi, who was born about the year 1435, was the daughter of a well-known doctor of Os...