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Teachers get a lot of criticism. Some of it deserved, because none of us are perfect, but much is undeserved. You try teaching a group of 20 little children raised by televisions. You try teaching Shakespeare or the Industrial Revolution, quadratic equations or the periodic table to teenagers whose heads are deep in whatever social…

1) If you see ads on this site, my apologies. They are nothing that I ask for, but apparently the trade-off for free blogging software are occasional and random ads, which I never see myself. So. 2) I’m going to try the “automatic blog posting” thing from de.licio.us (or whatever). It should pop up around…

A while back – well, ages ago – when I was first getting into the whole “Catholic fiction” thing, the name of Richard Bausch entered my consciousness. I tried reading something – I think it was The Last Good Time – but didn’t get it, and wasn’t entranced. So I put him aside, noted various…

Why can’t he respect their consciences and the struggle to live out the faith in a pluralistic society?

…last weekend (yes, you read that right – last weekend. Well, I guess I should say weekend before last now. Memorial Day weekend. Okay?)… So, anyway, I had one goal last weekend. Just one. And guess what?

Photographs from Chengdu and Dujiangyan following the  May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province, China from photographer Chad Ingraham.

Rocco has the text of Archbishop Chaput’s homily from today’s ordination Mass for new auxiliary Bishop James Conley. Remember, it is on the day we celebrate the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: As I was preparing my thoughts on the readings for today, I heard from a friend whose latest child was just born with…

Cardinal George has issued a statement: The Catholic Church does not endorse political candidates. Consequently, while a priest must speak to political issues that are also moral, he may not endorse candidates nor engage in partisan campaigning. Racial issues are both political and moral and are also highly charged. Words can be differently interpreted, but…

Well…what did you think? I haven’t done much LostBlogging this season, partly because the themes that previously interested me so much – faith,mystery, doubt, redemption – haven’t been in as much evidence recently as they were the first couple of seasons. Also because, I admit, I’m usually pretty confused by what’s going on – it’s pathetic,…

Head on over to Gashwin’s blog: Over the past few days, I have had the pleasure to share the company of Fr. Jose Panadan SJ, a Jesuit of the Gujarat Province from western India, who is in the United States on a brief visit. Fr. Jose* is the brother-in-law of a close friend from college.…
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