Cathedral of Christ the Light

Father Jeffrey Keyes has tons of pictures and commentary at his site:
Many bloggers who write from a distance have the audacity to judge a building based on pictures and news reports. Both Whispers and the American Papist are young catholics who seem to make gossip their hobby, and they are host to many comments calling [...]

Bishop Declares Day of Prayer

A DAY OF PRAYER FOR

OUR NATION AND WORLD
OCTOBER 7, 2008

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
As our government leaders attempt to bring stability to financial institutions of our nation and give hope to market and trade sectors of our economy, I ask that the Catholic Community of Northern Alabama, in the Diocese of Birmingham, set [...]

Tebow Speaks

Not that Tebow, but his dad…in Arkansas, where the Gators play this Saturday. From the Arkansas News Bureau:
Early in his remarks to the club, Tebow mentioned the day-to-day difficulties of life and said, “Two of the hardest things in life are being the spouse you need to be and being the parent you need to [...]

Eduardo Verástegui Rips Obama

Actor aims his comments at fellow Hispanics, warning them that the push for continued legalized abortion is an attempt to wipe them out. From the Catholic News Agency:
The movie star Eduardo Verástegui has recorded a special video message to encourage Hispanic voters in the U.S. to put an end to abortion and to expose the radical [...]

Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

From Our Lady’s Warriors:
On Sunday April 24th 1994, Pope John Paul II recommended this prayer be used by all Catholics as a prayer for the Church when he said:
‘“May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle we are told about in the Letter to the Ephesians: ‘Draw strength from the Lord and from His mighty [...]

Bucs Punter Matt Bryant

Played through the pain of having lost his three month old son, just days ago. The USA Today has the story today:
Appearing drained and numb, Bryant stood at a postgame podium after his three field goals, including a 24-yarder for the go-ahead points with 2:26 left, plus three extra points keyed an emotional, 30-21 victory [...]

Speaking Today

I’ll be giving a talk at Our Lady of Sorrows in Homewood, AL this morning at 10:00 a.m. in the parish hall–Saint Paul’s Simple Plan for Daily Living. Also giving the same talk this evening at Holy Spirit Parish in Huntsville, AL at 6:00 p.m.
Hopefully, this will be published as a book within a [...]

Pope Remembers Humility of JPI

For those of you who were born in the last twenty years, there was a Pope John Paul I, before there was a Pope John Paul II, but he wasn’t around for very long–but made a deep impact while he was…from Asia News Italy:
Benedict XVI’s point of departure was today’s liturgy which was about the [...]

Lester Anthony is Happy

Lester Anthony, was a name I gave to a friend of mine from New York. I also gave him an Ole Miss (as in Mississippi Rebels) cap to wear when we went out to some of our deep south haunts–where yankees had every reason to fear. It was all rather funny…I’d introduce him to some [...]

Pope to Initiate Live Bible Reading Online

He’ll read the first chapter of Genesis on October 5th, others will continue to read through the entire Bible, from the Irish Independent:
On October 5 the Pontiff will read aloud the first chapter of the Book of Genesis over the internet. The reading will then be continued by an estimated 1,200 volunteers who will recite [...]

Running Off at the Typewriter

From Mike Bianchi in the Orlando Sentinel:
Have you heard the one about Phil Fulmer possibly leaving Tennessee to take a job with FEMA? Evidently, they were impressed with his ability to evacuate more than 100,000 people in less than an hour last week at Neyland Stadium. . . . A columnist for South Carolina’s student newspaper [...]

Paul Newman Dies

His Cool Hand Luke is a classic, from the AP Press:
Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money,” has died. He was 83.
Newman died Friday after a long battle with [...]

Whose Image Do You See?

Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life
In the throes of the election season, Archbishop Chaput’s book Render Unto Caesar had become a Catholic “must read.” Speaking as a former editor, the book bears the marks of having been authored by a number of people, which at times gives [...]

Christ the Light Cathedral Dedicated

Father Jeffrey Keyes, C.PP.S. gave me a tour of the building while it was still under construction, earlier in the Spring while I was giving a parish mission at his parish in Newark, CA. He has great pictures at his web site Rifugio San Gaspare, plus some background. Something that might be missed in [...]

“USC You Later”

The classic David beats Golliath that makes college football so interesting and frustrating for fans. It also is what keeps sports radio in business. Big hype “the greatest college football team ever” followed by “they read their own press clippings,” “coach doesn’t know how to get them up for the small games,” but never “we [...]