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…this thread’s for you! In honor of our continuing recognition of Catholic Schools Week, let’s listen to the Catholic school teachers, from K-12 (or college), of religion or any subject. It’s said if you are talking about education, parents will always blame the teachers for the problems, and the teachers will always blame the parents.…

…of Malta. As Dale Price says of this: Terry McAuliffe, (former DNC chair) unapologetic defender of partial birth abortion, is about to be honored for his selfless devotion to and efforts on behalf of the Catholic Faith by being admitted to the Knights of Malta. Once again, those laboring in the trenches to uphold the…

Genius: TUESDAY8:00 PM. The Bob Bellarmine Show. Bob has a crisis on his hands when wacky next-door neighbor Howard Galilei (with his nutty astronomy theories) just won’t leave him alone at mealtimes. With Suzanne Pleshette as Sister Emilia and Urban VIII as Peter Bonerz.8:30 PM. The Trastamara Family. Tango-crazed Ferdinand (John Astin) and Isabella (Carolyn…

The present bishop of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (pdf) Bishop Murry was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1948. After graduating from Catholic elementary and high school, he attended St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore. In 1972 he entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was ordained to…

Snow Day. No school.  Well, I won’t complain too much. It’s the first snow day in probably 2 years, maybe more.

How to infuriate your young adult sons: Their question: So, how much did Joseph get from the Tooth Fairy? Your answer (without skipping a beat): Ten dollars. Their response: WHAT? Your defense: Well, inflation, you know. It has been almost twenty years… (Which silences you both as you ponder that startling fact) (No, Joseph really…

A reader writes: My 23 year old cousin, who was born and raised Catholic, recently decided to leave the Church. He still believes in Christ, but claims that he can no longer support or participate in a church with which he does not agree on several issues. Foremost among these issues are the war in…

The big doing this past weekend was the opening of our newly-renovated downtown library. I actually don’t know if it’s quite accurate to call it a "renovation" – the left some of the exterior standing, but the interior is completely and totally gutted and rebuilt into something entirely new. And it’s very nice. Oh, I…

For Gashwin Gomes, whose father passed away. My father died today. As his breathing deteriorated through the night, his body had become restless and agitated as it fought for air, though the docs assured us that he was probably not aware of anything. At noon, I reminded him of our visits to Vijay Chowk when…

Michael has one: I have a M.A. in Christian Spirituality and have read a ton of books on the spiritual life, but I would have to say that The Gift of Faith by Father Tadeusz Dajczer is in a class all by itself. I only came to know of this book a week ago, when…
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