Category: Reflections

Peace be with you! We are now a day into the season of Advent- a time of attentiveness and preparation. I look at Advent as a “mini-Lent”. Advent is the time of preparation for the coming of the Lord. Lent is the time of preparation for His resurrection. I see both of these seasons as…

If you turn to HBO at the right time, George Carlin’s latest special Life is Worth Losing is airing. While he’s crass and many of the content he creates I don’t agree with, he is incredibly smart. This HBO special includes him reflecting on how human beings do things to each other- sucide, murder, torture,…

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. August 10, 2005 – David York, 20 For all those who die and still await their place at the heavenly banquet, may…

A real quick intro to something I hope to expound on later. In today’s Gospel, it says: The mother of Jesus and his brothers came to him but were unable to join him because of the crowd. He was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside and they wish to see you.” He…

During Saturday’s game, this spot was aired for the University of Notre Dame (like I mentioned in the OSU/UT Katrina relief post, universities are given airtime during televised sporting events). The online stream gave me some problems but in short, the 60-second spot watches as a young lady- we’re unsure at this point if she’s…

“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately…