In case you haven’t heard, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Since I was raised Catholic, Lent always means giving something up. Often it was chocolate or candy when I was a kid. In recent years, I’ve tried to give up soda, but it never goes well, because I get migraines and the [...]
In case you haven't heard, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Since I was raised Catholic, Lent always means giving something up. Often it was chocolate or candy when I was a kid. In recent years, I've tried to give up soda, but it never goes well, because I get migraines and the [...]
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The world is chock full of ear hurt that some people willingly refer to as music. The Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Conway Twitty; they all produce high quality records and 8-tracks for our enjoyment whether we like it or not.
But music–even terrible music–has a stunning amount of power over our bodies. For instance science says [...]
Lent is just around the corner, believe it or not.
So what is Lent?
That might seem like an easy question to answer for most of us, but Lent has a long, tenuous history, like most other seasons in the Church year. The calendar should never be viewed as static, but rather as a means of encountering [...]
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I don’t want to throw beer on your popcorn and potato chips today. But I want to share with you some information that seems timely and troubling.
According to a recent study, women trapped in Salvadoran sweatshops are paid 10 Cents to Sew $80 NFL football jerseys.
The jerseys have been [...]
A few years ago, I was privileged to be part of the team representing the Soho “gay Masses” in discussions with the diocese of Westminster, prior to the move from our then base in an Anglican church to a new home in a Catholic parish. One of the opening observations made by Bishop Bernard Longley, [...]
I think mentioned a few weeks ago that one of my new favorite sites is The Open Tabernacle. One of the editors contacted me about writing an article about Mary Daly, self-described as a “radical lesbian feminist,” “revolting hag” and a former professor of theology at Boston College who died in early January. I'm pleased [...]
This is a great segment from The Brian Lehrer show on WNYC about artists and their day jobs. I heard this on the radio this morning right around the time I was thinking about balancing a couple of writing activities with the day job. And also how sometimes my day job feels like it sucks [...]
To my mind, the idea that doing the dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you are not doing them. Once you are standing in front of the sink with your sleeves rolled up and your hands in warm water, it really is not so bad. I enjoy taking my time with each dish, being [...]
