T here is a saying that goes, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”  When a person ...

I wish that the Church was as tight knit and conspiratorial as movie makers and those in the media at times make it appear.  I don’t even ...

A n editorial in today's paper made the suggestion that there be a Hypoctratic oath for computers - well - for computer programers I su...

E very now and then I pray that news agencies will hire somebody who knows the Catholic faith well before attempting to write a report on i...

N PR had a story on yesterday.  Later this year, Pope Francis is going to declare a year of mercy.  During that year, a priest may absolve ...

Y esterday, my day away (somewhat,) a priest friend and I went out for brunch.  Though one of my favorite places for breakfast food, they p...

T hough dubious, when NPR reported that Pope Francis had said that dogs will go to heaven and thinking of my dog Sebastian, I texted Fr....

I t amazes me when people are SURE FIRE about something about which they have no real means to know if it is true or not.   It amazes me...

I can’t think of a thing to write about today.   That is to say, I can’t think of ONE thing to write about.   There is just so mu...

W hy isn’t the Church/pope/bishop speaking out on “X?”   Why do they seem so obsessed with sex when there is so much going on???   ...

T he honeymoon is over.   The paper today reports that not everybody is happy with the new pontiff.   Actually I’m rather surp...

K evin O’Brien wrote a decent article in the Plain Dealer during Holy Week concerning the state of marriage.   He definitely spoke again...

I t is almost 9AM on Wednesday (my day away) here in Akron, OH and black smoke is still coming out of the famed chimney at the Vatican te...

T oday is not so much a rant, but an observation.   It’s difficult to get good news out about the Church even when the news is...

Sorry there was no post yesterday.  Ironically it was because I was away hearing confessions all day at local schools.  It turned out well ...

T oday at 2:00PM we will no longer say, “Benedict our pope . . .” at the Mass.   I tried practicing that part of the Mass today skipping t...