Yes, I'm afraid we are surely doomed. Now don't get me wrong. We're certainly not doomed in the eternal sense. Thankfully each o...

64% of Men Want Women to Pay Half on Dates. Just further proof of the feminization of the American male. What a pack of wimps! Miley Cyr...

Dear Diane and I are spending a few days in Panama City Beach, Florida. We're staying in a two-room suite in one of the many high-rise m...

Another proof of the existence of God comes from the late, and often great, Hilaire Belloc. Referring to the Catholic Church he stated: ...

After preaching on salvation (see previous post) this morning, I found myself thinking about the wonders of God's mercy. Here are a few ...

Readings: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117; Heb 12:5-7,11-13; Lk 13:22-30 When Isaiah proclaimed that remarkable prophecy we just heard in our first re...

Back on June 26, 1963, when I entered the Naval Academy, I had in my wallet what was called a draft card. In those days every able-bodied yo...

We certainly live in interesting times. They're so interesting it's hard not to get lost in the details of current events, all the w...

To the tiny band of loyal readers of this blog, my apologies. For the past month or so, and for no particular reason, I've taken a break...

Increasingly I seem to be spending time with those who suffer from illness of one kind or another. This, I suppose, should be expected since...

Readings: Gn 49:29-32, 50:15-26a; Ps 105; Mt 10:24-33 ________________ Good morning to you all...and praise God! For those of you who...

Our politically correct and remarkably biased mainstream media can always be counted on to ignore any news that doesn't fit it's wor...

O'Connor with peacock at Andalusia Among the books in my personal library, perhaps my favorite is the fascinating collection of Fl...

Readings:1 Kgs 19:16-21; Ps 19; Gal 5:1,13-18; Lke 9:51-62 Growing up in suburban New York back in the fifties, I loved the long days of sum...

Readings: Zed 12:10-11;13:1 ;Ps 63; Gal 3:26-29; Lk 9:18-24 Something we notice when reading the Gospels is that Jesus always seems to be as...

Readings: Gen 15:1-12,17-18; Ps 105; Mt 7:15-20 Do you remember that preacher, Harold Camping, who predicted the world would end on October ...