June 2009

Things will be on idle for the next few days. I’ll be out of town June 24-28 but will be back in drive mode Monday June, 29. See you then!

I had a book signing yesterday at the annual convention of the Madison Diocese Council of Catholic Women, an hour and a half drive from my home. The trip there was a cinch. I’d Google mapped the route and was able to follow it with no problem at all. The Read more…

Below is an article from Cathlolic News Service – another move toward a Godless society. Christian will have to become more and more creative in finding ways to include God in all that we do. PBS won’t let stations air new religious programs; current shows stayWASHINGTON (CNS) — The board Read more…

“Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, Read more…

I spent some time with Solomon this morning. Solomon as in the Biblical figure who has so kindly shared his wisdom with the generations to come – including mine. I was practicing Lectio Divina and opened my Bible to the passage below. The Spirit truly was at work (when isn’t Read more…

I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised by the article in the link below. Probably none of us should be surprised. It’s no secret that the confessionals in our churches are growing musty and dusty from underuse. I’m not only referring to the physical structure of the confessional, but to Read more…

The media might be saying that economic recovery is just around the corner, but that doesn’t seem to be reality at the ground level. I think that in this point in time, I know more people who are unemployed or underemployed than people who are fully employed. In the midst Read more…