As I mentioned earlier rumors of Br. Roger Schutz' conversion to Catholicism have been circulating for quite some time, fired by his reception of Communion at the funeral of John Paul II and his own Catholic funeral celebrated by Cardinal Walter Kasper, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. These were seemingly confirmed in ( Read more... )

So, I did finally doze off, but only after a week of frantic preparations, an absolutely beautiful and flawless, ecumenically welcoming wedding to my rocket-hot, brilliant wife, a madcap sprint through Disneyland, and a 3-day drive through the most beautiful scenery in the Northeast ( Read more... )

Had I LJed it instead of merely saying it to myself, my declaration that "I'm getting married in 7 days and shan't sleep until I rest my head as a married man" would have seemed prescient, rather than merely convenient. And yet, I cannot blame the lateness of this post on this prophecy, self-fulfilling or not, but rather, on a large iced coffee ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, I seem to have run entirely out of laundry detergent curry all of a sudden. Fortunately, the trunk of my car my living room carpet is the cleanest curriest it's ever been. Unfortunately...

Unfortunately, I seem to have run entirely out of laundry detergent all of a sudden. Fortunately, the trunk of my car is the cleanest it's ever been. Unfortunately...

A homeless man sleeping on a park bench outside the cathedral just complimented my tie, but only to cushion the blow that my shirttails coming out made me look like shit.

Babies "R" Us. That's right. Because babies don't _like_ balls. Nope. They like $180 American Idol-themed iPod karaoke mobiles that play the complete works of Gilbert and Sullivan. And who wouldn't want a plush Simon Callow wearing an Apple iPatch proclaiming their little girl's singing flatter than the mattress of a Tokyo harlot to the tune ( Read more... )

Had a great weekend with Annie this, uhm, weekend. Finally escaped the hellacious car inspection gauntlet midday Friday, with very little time (and money) to spare, as I'd planned on driving up to CT that evening. Drive was somewhat draining after a very long week, but uneventful. Careful music choice is imperative. Fiddling across the FM dial ( Read more... )

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I was looking for some fallout commentary on shared communion on several of the special interest (that is, polarized) Catholic news sites I frequent. I found it, of all places, on the Catholic News Service... the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops official news agency. And it is suprisingly generous to both sides of the debate ( Read more... )