Spread the love and make the world a better place! Intent setting is the process of articulating what you want to achieve through your activities. It is an explanation of what the journey should be like as you progress or advance. When you are single-minded about everything, focus on who you are, what you are … Read more
A A few years ago, Nashville veteran Rodney Crowell responded with an album (Close Ties) that featured defiant, optimistic numbers like It Ain’t Over Yet. On Triage, his 18th album in a hit career, Crowell is more upbeat, subdued, with songs centered around mortality, sin, and redemption. One number speaks directly to a medical diagnosis … Read more
About today Readings Exodus 34: 29-35. Holy is the Lord our God – Ps 98 (99): 5-7, 9.Matthew 13: 44-46. The wonderful attraction of God There is something profoundly attractive about God. We also recognize something scary. But isn’t this fear an expression of the extent of our astonishment and awe of the One who … Read more
Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ, of Creighton University, opens his cannonball moment with the words: “A sad experience made me the happiest person in the world.” His godfather’s funeral took him to a Catholic church for the first time. where something in the sermon gave him consolation. Check out the video below with Saint-Jean explaining his cannonball … Read more
It’s spring 2032 and I’m sitting on the couch for the opening ceremony of the XXXV Olympics. On this particular evening, cameras panned high up over a lighted cityscape for billions of awesome viewers around the world, just like me. What a wonderful city, say the commentators, pointing out the sights. Here is the new … Read more
About today Readings St. Martha, Mary and Lazarus Exodus 40: 16-21, 34-38. How beautiful is your apartment, Lord Mighty God! – Ps 83 (84): 3-6, 8, 11.Matthew 13: 47-53. I am the resurrection and the life At the beginning of this year, Pope Francis agreed to the liturgical feast of St. He approved the change … Read more
I have never made a secret of the fact that I value the Vita very much. Not only did the system offer a range of games from genres that I personally love, not least RPG, but it was a home for new Sony IPs in particular. Some games like Gravity Rush and Tearaway eventually got … Read more
About today Readings St. Peter Chrysologus. Day of repentance Leviticus 23: 1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34-37. Sing with joy to God our help – Ps 80 (81): 3-6, 10-11. Matthew 13: 54-58. Where did he get his wisdom from? Today’s Gospel tells of Jesus’ visit to his home village of Nazareth. It was a disappointment. … Read more
After getting caught in the crosshairs of an astrological boiling point (and let’s be real, maybe even inciting some of the drama), Venus evacuates the storm zone and enters Virgo on July 21st. No longer in the thick of a messy dilemma, Venus comes down from an adrenalized state. Venus isn’t easily pleased in Virgo, … Read more
About today Readings St. Ignatius Loyola Leviticus 25: 1, 8-17. O God, all the nations praise you! – Ps 66 (67): 2-3, 5, 7-8. Matthew 14: 1-12. So don’t act unfairly; but fear your God. I am the Lord, your God. Leviticus is always difficult to read. Still, the passage carries a simple message regarding … Read more