We Notre Dame football fans have had a bizarre and emotional ten days. First, on January 7, Alabama slaughtered the Irish in the BCS National Championship game, 42-14. This part wasn’t that bizarre, admittedly, but it was quite disappointing. Then, head coach Brian Kelly, who had previously insisted he had no interest in jumping to… Read More Three Lessons from the Manti Te’o Hoax
Hard to top today’s Mass readings. From the first Letter of John: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” “Love” is a word we toss around. I love my parents… Read More Scripture Reflection: Love Is Not a Feeling
I loved Fr. Jim Martin’s “Top 5 for 2013 — Easy Things for a Happier Year.” His recommendations would definitely be good for me, and I plan to try them. In addition to comforting us, nurturing us, and providing happiness, our faith also challenges. So, to go with Fr. Jim’s Top Five, here are five ways… Read More Top Five Life & Justice Resolutions for 2013
Four thoughts that swam around my head this weekend, and links worth reading for each: 1. Murder is never part of God’s plan. Sometimes, after horrifying days, it’s tempting for us as people of faith to search for some meaning in disaster. There is no meaning. The murders in Connecticut were not part of God’s… Read More It Doesn’t Make Sense
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which commemorates the appearance of Mary to a peasant named Juan Diego in 1531 near Mexico City. It’s an important day for Catholics on this continent, as Pope John Paul II declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the “Patroness of the Americas” in 1999. I particularly love… Read More Three of Mary’s Life & Justice Lessons on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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