Pray for Priests

Don't forget to print out your prayer calendar for priests in the new year:
http://www.mprp-roc.org/mprp01-10quarter.html

Temple Prostitution: A Modest Proposal

This is just too good not to share:
http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/12/temple-prostitution-a-modest-proposal/

Reasons for Hope

Encouragement for all the Debbie Downers out there:
http://www.catholicvote.org/index.php?/site/viewEntry/2009_top_ten_reasons_for_hope/

Lilies of the Field (1963)

F&F Rating: 8/10

My father-in-law brought this movie over for Christmas Eve. I was just excited not to have to watch one of the movies that runs around the clock around Christmas time.  So I was pleasantly surprised when this movie turned out to be as entertaining as it was.  The interplay between the characters was quite entertaining and it's just a nice story all around.  I encourage anyone to see this film who hasn't already.

Catholic Mass on NBC?

So perhaps I just hadn't been paying attention in years past, but I was rather surprised to see NBC broadcasting the Christmas mass from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (quite the name isn't it) at 12 Noon today. It's pretty cool to think about who might be touched by such a broadcast.

You know you're...

subjecting your kid to an odd combination of TV when he yells "tackle" during the papal christmas mass and calls the head referee the pope

Purpose of the Parish?

According to Fr. Robert Barron on the Dec. 14th show of CALive it is evangelization.

Audio Clip:

PEACE !!!

(audio clip from this show)



4 Things that rob our peace:

1. fear of being w/out
2. other people's faults and shortcomings
3. our own faults and shortcomings ("be patient w/ me, God isn't through w/ me yet")
   
4. fear of suffering
   

Also, I had the privilege of attending the high mass at St. Stan's yesterday and I must commend the choir again - you sounded great!

For my Fellow "Conformists"

This is about all I have time for these days: