I am a huge Led-head and I think Robert Plant has one of the most fantastic voices in music history. I never really got into any of his solo stuff, but I recently came across his version of Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, which is on his newest album. Love it:
7 Quick Takes Friday
For a few years now, Jen has been hosting “7 Quick Takes Friday” over at her blog Conversion Diary. I never have any interesting personal information to share, BUT, here’s some interesting stuff that I haven’t gotten around to blogging about lately: 1. Chiara ‘Luce’ Badano was beatified last month. She is A Wonderful Example for the Sick and Suffering … Read More
Pray the Rosary for Purity
Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, which comes in the midst of the Month of the Holy Rosary. At the end of one of my favorite prayers in this handbook is a call on St. Joseph to “keep our minds untainted, our hearts pure and our bodies chaste.” Keeping our minds pure is key to keeping … Read More
The Religion of Scientism
Two of my very favorite bloggers, Rebecca Taylor and Wesley Smith, masterfully take on “scientism” and the claims of “atheist crusader” Sam Harris’s new book, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values based on this early review from Kwame Anthony Appiah in the NY Times: Smith’s post: Science Cannot Teach Us Right From Wrong and Distinguish Good From … Read More
TOB Tuesday: TOB in the Marines!
A United States Marine Corps First Lieutenant recently started a small Theology of the Body study group with his fellow Marines serving in Japan: While on board the U.S.S. Essex, I offered TOB classes to my fellow Marines. We had the only Catholic priest in our ship convoy, a simple and holy Vietnamese priest named Fr. Dang. Thankfully, he knew … Read More
Music for Your Monday: Danny’s Song
I rediscovered this lovely song by Loggins and Messina over the weekend and have been listening to it non-stop. I’m sure many of you are aware of this, but it was written by Kenny Loggins as a gift for his brother Danny celebrating the birth of his son. Honestly, how could you not love this song (unless you’re just a … Read More
Respect Life Sunday
A friend of mine had this nice quote from Pope John PaulI up on Facebook today, which is Respect Life Sunday: “Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its conception and do not be deterred from the commitment to defend the dignity of every human person with courageous determination. Christ is with you: be not afraid!” … Read More
Lessons From a Little Flower Redux
Four years ago, I started this blog as an extension of my pro-life apostolate. As you’ve probably noticed, I also write a lot about suffering and the Cross. That’s because it has been my observation after several years of pro-life advocacy that one of the underlying causes of the culture of death (abortion, euthanasia, assisted suicide, cloning/ESCR) is a desire … Read More