Monthly Archives: May 2006

This is one of my favorite pictures of Jason, my beloved son. He’s now 19, and at 1 am he knocked on my bedroom door. Jason lives with a group of guys across town in a bad neighborhood. He, of … Continue reading →

I caught a rerun of a Life On The Rock program featuring Mike Sweeney. He is a member of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Sweeney recounted his personal deep conversion at his pre-Confirmation retreat. His priest asked Sweeney what … Continue reading →

This past Sunday’s Gospel was from St John Chapter 15. Jesus is describing Himself as the True Vine. I found an interesting article on how a grapevine is maintained when I visited a horticulture website. The amount of pruning is … Continue reading →

I am grateful for the comment left on my post entitled ‘DISAPPOINTED’. His blogspot led me to some helpful links regarding this ongoing quest of mine to discern what in the world happened to the Missals, and which one is … Continue reading →

I finally got around to reading Pope St Pius V’s Quo Primum Decree on the Roman Missal. I had read an article which pointed out the portion of the decree in which the Holy Father permits Missals which have been … Continue reading →

I haven’t been able to track down the entire news article, but the headline alone was disappointing. The SSPX leaders continue to shoot themselves in the foot, and in so doing, endanger the reconciliation process with Rome. And, the rhetoric … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting quote from Archbishop William Levada (San Francisco) “In today’s season of cultural relativism and religious pluralism, the number of non-baptized babies is increasing considerably.” Okay. Now, based on this fact, the assumption is flying around that the … Continue reading →