That's Greta Garbo. Every once in awhile I'll see someone who says she's fed up and wants to be left alone. I think it's a Greta Garbo line, I 'vant to be alone, but it's not hers exclusively. Greta doesn't own it. A person can have a million reasons for wanting to be alone, but one of the more inte...

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...

Lots of talk about Bishop Allen, Cursive, The Number Twelve Looks Like You and the new Punk Goes Pop collection. Hate to say it, but I’m not really looking forward to any of them much. A few that might get overlooked: Mirah’s new release is awesome. Portland’s repping pretty strong...

JANUARY 20, 2009 Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address Following is the prepared text of President-elect Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address, as provided by the Presidential Inaugural Committee: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have b...

1Pet. 1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1Pet. 1:4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away,...

(photo by Eleanor Hardwick) A month ago, we brought you the art-school extravaganza known as the video for Dan Black's track "Alone".  Today, we bring you this new, fresh produce remix of "Alone" by Lovelock, whose simple, synth-laden treatment is as forlorn as can be, especially when thinking of t...

A boat sits alone on the hard ground while it’s brethren bob up and down in the tide around Fountainstown in Co Cork. This presented me with a bit of a dilemma. I originally cropped the sky out because it was washed out but after careful work with the RAW image I restored detail to that area o...

The Gospel Reading for the First Sunday of Lent provides us with a spiritual model for our own season of fasting and prayer: Mark 1:12-15 "The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert,and he remained in the desert for forty days,tempted by Satan.He was among wild beasts,and the angels ministered to hi...

Gosh, I've been so damn busy, it's not even remotely funny! It's so weird how the bed turns out to be the coldest spot in the house, it's just puzzling! Last night, I had the bed warmer on, I had two blankets on and a comforter on top and I still felt like I was sleeping in a freezer! It truly sucks...

Even though I know it's only chemicalThese peaks and valleys are beginning to take their tollTry to convince myself that all it takes is timeBut the most derisive voice I hear is mine It opens all the scars on meIt leaves me shaken in my beliefIt takes my hand just to drag me downIt makes me a stran...