The Christmas truce is almost over. . Liturgically Christmas season is over after Epiphany, or is it after the Baptism of the Lord?  Yeah...

Bet you thought the song was over, huh? (I've always hated the Twelve Days of Christmas too.)

On homosexual love... . Fr. De Cock (I know !) just received his doctorate at Catholic University of Louvain with a work "Touched to...

Peter Martyr. . Peter (of Verona) is my middle name - hyphenated to my baptismal name James (Santiago) at confirmation (7th grade).  I c...

Yeah, not so much... . Now days we have soy milk.

It is supposed to be a private visit - but it sure makes me wonder.  I would love to believe the apparitions are true - I would love to bel...

Moonstruck. . I came across a letter from a monk friend of mine - it was written 20 years ago.  I have letters - important letters - all ...

Oy!  Looks like they kilt one!

Eight Americans were killed today, as were 5 Canadians...  Please pray for the soldiers and for the families of these men and women; one ca...

Christmastide or not - I need to get back to my day of recollection (penance) - so I'll be off line today - maybe. . But I will menti...

The perfect joy of Pope Benedict. . "Christ walked in peace through the midst of them" after the townsfolk dragged him to the e...

I can't think of anything controversial - 5 golden rings?  Cash value please.  Oh - well maybe I got something - I drank a fifth of Teq...

Cath and I will be giving lessons New Year's Eve day at Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul from 9 AM to 3 PM. Box lunch available. B...

One of the proprietors of Loome Theological Booksellers in Stillwater sent me these photos of two icons they acquired in an estate/libr...

And other thoughts of course... . Post-Christmas diets.   If you work in an office or are amongst people anywhere after Christmas Day, y...

That post title made me think of homeless people living under a bridge. . It's estimated that 3,000 homeless people, including kids, ...

Pieter Brueghel the Elder c.1530 - 1569. The Murder of the Holy Innocents. . In 1566, Brueghel painted the scene in contemporary ter...