When I was a kid, the rumor was that the school district superintendent would decide to have a snow day based on how fast his dog came back to the door when he was let out for his morning constitutional. I could see that being true in the early 90s. If it were true now, we’d have a livestream cam on that dog to see if he’d take a shit or run back inside.
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NBC’s Surprise
“The news tonight had a story about the Catholic Church.” Right or wrong, for better or worse, that statement is followed by “How badly did they butcher it?”. Yes, there have been serious news stories regarding crimes related to the Church (be it sexual abuse/misconduct, embezzlement, etc), but those aren’t the ones that come to mind.…
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I Miss Football
A short little post for the Holiday Weekend. I really miss football, so Olivia helps me keep it alive in our home:
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The End Is Here! Oh Wait. Not Quite.
May 21st came and went. And we’re still here. Normally, I would give no special thought to the date except Twitter, Facebook, mainstream media and everyone in between was completely abuzz of one particular man’s prediction that the Rapture would occur on that date. As Catholics, we don’t believe in the Rapture—the notion that Christ…
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Let The Children Come To Me
People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them, and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. Jesus, however, called the children to himself and said, “Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of God belong to such as these. Amen, I say to…
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7 Time Lessons of Fatherhood: The Under Two Edition
I am the father of two daughters—a 20-month old and an almost 3-month old. The last twenty months have been the longest of my life. Nothing can prepare you for parenthood. If you feel prepared before the little one is born, you’ll change your mind pretty quickly. Here are seven things I wish my younger…
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Celebrating Death
Hours ago, the news media announced that the U.S. Military had killed Osama Bin Laden, the reason “terror” is in the political vocabulary. President Obama confirmed it a short time later: This news caused me to pause for a moment: Osama Bin Laden is responsible for the deaths of thousands between the various operations under his…