Today, the Vatican released the official itinerary for Pope Francis’ trip to Israel, which, of course, includes part of mine since I’m told there will be at least one Mass with the Holy Father included in my itinerary. Here’s Pope Francis’ schedule for the Israeli trip: May 24:Â The Holy Father Read more
Today, US President Barak Obama met with Pope Francis in the Papal Library at the Vatican.
Depending on which report you read, the two met for either 50 or 52 minutes,. during which time they exchanged gifts. The President gave Pope Francis a seed box (more…)
Would you like to take part in Pope Francis’ May 24-26 pilgrimage to the Holy Land? Now you can! Terra Sancta Pax, a collaborative effort to promote and pray for peace in the Holy Land has announced an initiative to encourage people throughout the world to pray on the 24, Read more
On March 25, the Church celebrates the Annunciation – the moment when the angel Gabriel appeared to the Blessed Virgin Mary and issued God’s request that she become the Mother of his Son. We normally think about the Annunciation in regard to our Advent strivings and Christmas preparation, but there’s a lot we can learn from it in regard to our Lenten strivings as well.
Many of us start Lent by declaring that we’re giving up xyz – something or somethings that (more…)
Now that the initial shock of being awarded the trip to Israel with the Catholic Press Association is waning, I’m hit by a new reality: I’m going to have to buy stuff for the trip. You know, stuff as in some odds and ends of clothing, a decent travel bag to Read more
Earlier today, Pope Francis spoke about the role of fathers in their children’s lives in his General Audience address for the Feast of St. Joseph. Even if you’re not a dad, I urge you to read it and spend some time meditating upon it. Not only does it hold excellent Read more
I’m entering a new phase of my life. You know the new phase. The one I’ve been holding off as best I could for as long as I could. The one that includes gigabytes, apps, meta pixels, and data plans. I ordered a smartphone. No, seriously. I did. I ordered a smart phone. For myself. And I was wide awake and sober when I did it.
Some years back, I went into the cell phone realm kicking and screaming. I did not in any way want to be chained to technology, I  defiantly declared. When I was away, I wanted to be a-way, get it? No cellular telephone for me. I was above all that nonsense. (more…)