Last night, I was singing "Music" by Madonna to myself. It came out in 2000, which was a pretty pivotal year for me. It's been quite a decade for me. I got married, divorced (kinda), treated for a mental illness I might not even have had, watched my sister get sick and have my brother [...]
A fascinating email landed in my inbox this evening, about an initiative here in the UK to “Stand Up for Vatican II”. This is the first I have heard of it, but this is clearly something that has been a while in preparation. As you will see from the details below, this will be launched [...]
It's late – or early, depending on your perspective. Went to our not-midnight Mass where I served as an usher/greeter. I *thought* that I'd be just welcoming people to church. Instead, ended up directing the other ushers, which was strange, because, well, I've never been an usher before. Years of church service, though, and keen [...]
Went to the doctor today to have my not-broken arm xrayed again to ensure that it is, indeed, not-broken despite the ugly bruising and really awful pain. Good news of great joy: it is, indeed, not-broken and has been declared a 'nasty contusion'. I'm to 'baby it'. Not sure if that's Common Medical Terminology, but [...]
This is the real beginning of spiritual life, when the hard works starts,” Father continued. “Up to now, everything’s been preliminary- and delightful! Forget that now- now there’s no candy, no unusual emotional gratification. So what do you do? Did you really mean what you said when you were received into the community, that the [...]
Dec 21 / 5:47pm
the christmas spirit
I am learning something about myself. I am no good at planning. I am no good at making a decision and sticking with it. I am no good at setting goals and reaching them. I’m not beating myself up, though. What I realized as a result of observing myself not [...]
Cosmic Christening: The anointment of destiny is an ongoing awakening—the conscionable enlightenment of the Cosmic Psyche in individual and communal consciousness. The Cosmic Psyche is the realm of the Self-aware. Self-awareness is the well of intuitional understanding that pools in what Pierre Teilhard de Chardin calls the “noosphere”, the origin and destiny of spiritual consciousness.
The [...]
Queer Catholics often have a tortured relationship with the Bible. As Catholics, scripture has usually been less prominent in our faith formation than for other denominations. As lesbians, gay men or other sexual minorities, we are always conscious of the abuse of Scripture used as a weapon against us. Fortunately, there are others, including some [...]
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By Carl Bialik
My print column this week takes a close look at the claims by makers of hand sanitizers, surface disinfectants, and amitmicrobial keyboards, tissues and shopping carts that they kill 99.9% or more of germs.
“H1N1 has raised awareness of germs to new heights,” Jim Cratowitz, vice president and partner of PureCart, maker of antiseptic [...]
