We marked the feast of St. Matthew on Saturday, and reportedly, that title – ‘saint’ – would have surprised most of the people from polite society who knew the man in his day.
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Today’s find: Neophytes
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Tags: Conversion of St. Matthew, St. Bede, St. Matthew, Venerable Bede
Today’s find: Hymns
One of the things I love about St. Paul—the writer—is that he’s not afraid to ‘borrow’ great material from other sources.
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Tags: 1 Timothy, Christology, Gospel, hymn, Paul's letter to the Philippians, Philippians, St. Paul
Today’s find: Recalculating
I take a certain smug self-satisfaction in ignoring the instructions from the GPS when making my way through the neighborhood at the beginning of a trip.
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Tags: Christ the Light Cathedral, Garmin, GPS, Kairos Prison Ministry
Today’s find: Abelard
One of my favorite preachers and spiritualists—Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr—made me a offer I couldn’t refuse today: a free download of his recent webcast on ‘Yes, and…’ spirituality.
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Tags: Abelard, Abelard and Heloise, Center for Action and Contemplation, Peter Abelard, Richard Rohr, Sic et Non
Today’s find: In search of humility
It’s rather unseemly to write about humility, don’t you think? I mean, really: If you’re writing something you expect another person to read, you’re inevitably drawing attention to yourself, right?
Where’s the humility in that?
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Tags: Brian Doyle, Give Us This Day, Humility
Today’s find: Timber!
We lost an old friend yesterday…a stately 65-foot shingle oak.
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Tags: County Tree Service, Joyce Kilmer, Oak Wilt, Shingle Oak
Today’s find: Ba’al Players
Sometimes, I wonder about those loony Israelites.
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Tags: Ba'al, Busch Stadium, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, MLB, Moses, NBA, NFL, Staples Center
Today’s find: Love feast.
Ever have one of those moments in which you were deeply blessed – but it took years (maybe even decades) to appreciate the abundance of grace that had just been poured out on your life?
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Tags: Blake Shelton, LoRusso's, Magnificat, Saint Louis University
Today’s find: Unity.
We sang an old-time hymn at Mass this morning, and much to my amazement, it almost brought a tear to my eye.
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Tags: John 17, Lord Who At Thy First Eucharist, Vatican II
Today’s find: Wheat and weeds.
Things don’t always turn out the way we plan.
One hot ride, courtesy of Sarah Schroeder.
With Us Still 