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Category Archives: Catholic Faith & Inspiration
Cuban Catholic Hierarchy: Wheat or Chafe?
Please read the recent post by Robert Molleda over at his Searching for Signs blog. I agree with Robert’s thoughts on the topic of the failure of the ‘Cuban Ecclesiastical Hierarchy.’ It is tempting to compare this ongoing failure of … Continue reading
Wenski Has Much Currency On Immigration
In the first chapter of his book, Money Mischief, Milton Friedman relates an example of how some islands in Micronesia used round stones, anywhere from one foot to twelve feet in diameter, to represent currency. [It is unknown whether this … Continue reading
How You Give
Our favorite ethernet homilies come courtesy of Fr Vallee. His latest homily, on giving, explains why how you give matters more than what you give: I got a call from Msgr Delaney, he was my pastor at Holy Family where … Continue reading
Poem From An Alzheimers Patient
I was moved by the poem copied below, from a local paper in North Carlina, on Kathy Hatfield’s blog. Ms Hatfield offers all sorts of information for caregivers dealing with patient’s with dementia. The poem: DO NOT ASK ME TO … Continue reading
Who Was Mario "Motts" Tonelli?
I didn’t know who Mario “Motts” Tonelli was before this past weekend. Then I visited the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame [NIASHF] in Chicago. The cost of admission is very reasonable, but if this world had any logic, they … Continue reading
Why We Need To Weed The Garden Of Our Hearts
At his best, like in this homily, Fr Vallee makes the work ahead of me as a Christian abundantly clear and slightly depressing. But it is not an irrational depression, just one commensurate with the task ahead. A sample from … Continue reading
Catholic Formula for Determining Self-Worth
Fr Vallee’s homily to the Carrollton School–part of the world-wide network of Sacred Heart Schools inspired by the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat who founded the first school of the Sacred Heart in 1801–graduates, an excerpt: … But be … Continue reading
The Episcopal Church: Unstiff competition
The lack of class exhibited by the local Episcopal Church in general and Bishop Leo Frade in particular, makes one conscious that religions, even those with similar beliefs, are in competition for parishioners. So with an eye towards highlighting differences, … Continue reading
Looking for God? Be Quiet
A portion of Fr Vallee’s homily on the last Sunday of Lent We will be judged based on what we hear and how we hear, on what we are listening for in our lives. You see, and this is the … Continue reading
We have been through the Gospels, but have the Gospels been through us?
We have been through the Gospels but have the Gospels been through us? So asks our favorite ethernet priest, Fr Vallee. Here is an excerpt of his homily from Feb 8th, 2009: You and I know the Gospels pretty well. … Continue reading
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