My friends, this is what web logs were made for. If you have a few minutes — or more — visit this site, Days With My Father. It’s brilliant, and brave, and brutally honest. It’s also unexpectedly beautiful, in every way that you can imagine. It will lift your heart, and then break it. It’s…

While the world watches in fascination the Olympics in Beijing, Asia News has taken a moment to remind us of the original Chinese champion, who gained fame more recently from the movie “Chariots of Fire.” (Okay now: everyone start humming the theme…da dum da dee dum dum…) Take a look: Not everyone may know that…

Looking ahead to this Sunday, and preparing my homily, I have been re-reading the story of Canaanite woman. The episode has many facets, but what strikes me, again and again, is this woman’s brave persistence and perseverance. (You’ll have to wait until Sunday to see what I’m able to do with that…I’m sort of curious…

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, here’s some surprising news: some of our non-Catholic brothers and sisters are riding the Natural Family Planning (NFP) wave. This comes from the Austin American-Statesman in Texas: Phaedra Taylor abstained from sex until marriage. But she began researching birth control methods before she was even…

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