"there is a connection to inner peace and joy through every Eucharistic celebration. So many of the Saints, like Augustine and Francis of Assisi, have found themselves transformed once they encountered the real presence of God."...
" . . . while I myself, like Francis Peters, cannot find God in this form of art, others can and do find that it expresses meaning and value in their lives which they choose to make permanent through the tattoo process."...
Fr Doug McCarthy, SJ, passed away suddenly yesterday afternoon (August 24, 2019). He was 74 years old. Fr Doug had served at Our Lady of Lourdes as Associate Pastor for the past six years. We have all been blessed by his presence, his ministry and his friendship. Let us pray for Fr Doug . May he rest in peace. ...
"Open any book about Merton, his life, his thoughts, his influence, his mysticism, and on and on, and the chances are that the introduction or foreword will be written by Brother Patrick Hart."....
Today's poet offers a Visio Divina of Ruben’s “Christ’s Charge to Peter” (1616)"...
"The Annual Regatta has been run since at least 1816, probably even before that. Last year’s Regatta was considered the 200th, using 1818 as a starting point. That makes it the oldest sporting event in North America."...
