Various requests or email conversations have popped up lately which prompt me to offer a variety of links to items of interest: Forgiveness The key quote from St. Augustine (my first saint friend) that made me look at forgiveness as something I could actually desire for someone I disliked. I can't e...

From my quote journal. Bad things happen to good people because, well, bad things happen to good people. the teachings of Christ do not guarantee a good life but a perfect eternity. These 70 or 70 years on Earth are merely time spent in the land of shadows and, anyway, human suffering is more an ind...

Wow. Do. not. miss. this. story. Much thanks to Enbrethiliel for bringing it to my notice....

From my quote journal. It is easy to find truth; it is hard to face it, and harder still to follow it. Fulton Sheen...

From my quote journal. All of her life, however, Molly had believed that there were no coincidences. She was not going to start believing in them now. In all things, she saw design, though often the meaning of it was difficult to discern. Sometimes it was damn near impossible. As here, as now. Durin...

This is going to be a "duh" moment for many. Seeing all the comments and sympathy and reaching out to Amy Welborn after Michael's tragic death has made all of us probably think about death more. I know I was quite surprised to read that Amy has had a fear of death. I was surprised when people commen...

From my quote journal. Note: I do not always agree with the 3 Minute Theologian, however, he is usually inspirational and always thought provoking. I recommend that you try out a few of his podcast episodes. We now seem to believe that realism is one part cynicism and two parts disappointment, and t...

Paranoia, Pride and Prejudice Sr. Sandra M. Schneiders, plainly unhappy with a recently announced apostolic visitation of women’s communities in America, wrote an email to some of her colleagues and friends which she later approved for publication in the National Catholic Reporter. In her email, S...

Ducking back in for a sec to show y'all some fantastic posts that I don't want you to miss. A quick update on me: Everything in Springfield is going really well, up to and including my own personal struggles with patience and temper and all that jazz. My Dad is in what is probably the best assisted ...

In these days of Lent, I think of the fact that everything that is born in nature needs preparation, even if it is fundamentally hidden. Thus it is for the seed in the earth, so it is for the fetus in the mother's womb, so it is for the known and unknown stars and planets that have lived for infinit...