Another day marks the return of another regular series to my website. This time it will be the weekly 'Sunday Sermon' series geared towards religious/spiritual issues. This series is one of my oldest, beginning all the way back in September 2005. It ran fairly regularly through 2013, but then disappeared for the better part of … Continue reading Sunday Sermon: Giving thanks for modern religious
Priestly bad apples
There is an old saying that I often reminded folks to consider: "don't throw the baby out with the bath water."The meaning behind this simple old saying is that it is the baby which is by far the most important, precious thing. It may be sitting in a pool of filth, scum, and slime. So what? … Continue reading Priestly bad apples
It is what it is
Father Joseph Garvin was wrong. Man, I hope that doesn't get me in any trouble.In his homily at the 10:30am Mass yesterday our Pastor at St. Christopher's Church in Somerton said that he hated the phrase "It is what it is." When the words came out of his mouth they hit close to home because … Continue reading It is what it is