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A clearly emotional Tom Brokaw spoke those words Friday afternoon. Our world, and the world of journalism, is poorer without Tim Russert in it. Brokaw said, in part: “Tim loved his family, his faith, his country, politics, the Buffalo Bills, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Nationals.” There is a cruel irony in Tim…

That’s the sentiment expressed below about a priest who was falsely accused of sexual misconduct — and has finally been cleared. I couldn’t agree more. I know this priest. He traveled with us to Italy on pilgrimage in 2004. I served mass with him in the catacombs, at the house of the Holy Family in…

Sifting through my “in” box, I found this very good piece by Fr. James Martin, picking up on a theme that was blazing hot when I left here: the notion of priests preaching politics from the pulpit. I don’t know if it’s gotten much circulation, but it’s well worth a read: Nine years ago I…

Did you miss me? Ha. I didn’t think so. I hope to get up to speed in the next day or two and post some things. Meantime, to the left is a picture from our vacation. If you’re stumped — and I wouldn’t blame you if you are — I’m the one in the light…
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