As we begin the first day of this Novena to St. Joseph for Alcoholics, we pray: O chaste Spouse of Mary most holy, glorious Saint Joseph, great was the trouble and anguish of thy heart when thou wast minded to put away privately thine inviolate Spouse, yet thy joy was unspeakable, when the surpassin...

The Gospel Reading for the Mass for Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent is a curious one: Matthew 20:17-28: "As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves,and said to them on the way,'Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,and the Son of Man will be handed over t...

I have been getting help from others and giving help to other since my oldest was born in 1997. It started with a bang when my baby was newborn, as he struggled to breastfeed. He was hungry but he would not latch on properly. I had read books and watched videos and took one hospital-based class so I...

Tennessee's spring football practices begin today, but it's really hard to imagine how Lane Kiffin's tenure as head coach could get any more entertaining than it's been so far. (Fingers crossed!) The guy has already stuffed a career's worth of crazy into just one offseason—and these are just t...

Last year at the Oxygen AGM we launched the plan of going deeper with the young people we work with. We want our relationships with young people to take us and them on a journey of discovering and following Jesus. What was important in this journey was the partnership with local churches. Seeking to...

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit , by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit There’s something satisfying about watching a performer mature before your eyes. Though Jason Isbell has long been a Twangville favorite, his latest showcases his tremendous growth as a songwriter and perfo...

Starting this Saturday, March 7, SPS Habitat will be having a regular open house on site at 1800 Fairview Street in NE Olympia (between Miller and Ethridge Streets, very near the Olympia Little Theater on Miller). These open houses will take place between 9:30-11am on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of ea...

Premier Colin Barnett made a speech about funding cuts yesterday at a “business luncheon”. The full transcript is here; it was also reported in the Australian. Barnett was speaking at the CEDA-hosted 2009 “Economic and Political Overview”, billed as “Australia’s p...

I have my calendar blocked out from 4-5 PM every day but marked as "tentative." I normally leave at 4 PM but I am willing to stay late for a meeting if I need to, as long as I have......

While I do think that the current incarnation of OLPCoprs Africa is a good idea gone bad, do note that I mention its a good idea to begin with. Just not the right way to spend $3.5 million of student donations. If One Laptop Per Child and One Here, One There want to leverage college student enthusia...