Sabbath Sunday: Preparing for a Subversive Christmas
Since today we begin the Season of Advent I decided to revisit a post in which I shared the thoughts of one of my favorite teachers, Fr. Bob Barron. The post is called Celebrating a Subversive Christmas. I hope you will take the time to watch Fr. Barron’s video and take his words to heart. Once again you are invited to join me in promoting the Sabbath by taking a break from your normal blogging.  Please share an older post from your blog that is near and dear to your heart. Make sure to leave your name and the URL of your post bel

Advent Virus
WARNING……WARNING: ADVENT VIRUS Be on the alert for symptoms of inner Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to this virus and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world. Some signs and symptoms of The Advent Vi

Becoming Fully Human
Today I ran across another blogger’s words that I felt were worth passing along to the readers of this blog. One of my primary goals in this life is to become more and more human. Problem is, I fail to live up to what it means to be truly human again and again. Christ gave us the perfect example of what it means to be human, but it usually takes those of us who follow Him a lifetime to even come close to looking like the one who created us. One of my common mistakes is thinking I can do it through my own efforts, without His help . Check out Cameron’s recent post at we live and move and have our being

Advent Conspiracy 2009
Yesterday the St. Thomas team of co-conspirators unveiled our idea of preparing for Christmas through a fourfold plan: Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More and Love All. Are you ready to enter the story?

Sabbath Sunday: Saint Monica
Wow! Here we are at Sunday again! Where did the week go? It makes me look forward to a Sunday of prayer and rest and has me hoping for a couple of days to relax this coming holiday week. This edition of Sabbath Sunday gives me the opportunity to share one of my favorite early blogposts about St. Monica and my own mom. It is entitled St