Bang, Zoom!

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which...

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Would I lie to you honey?

I am constantly irritated by the poor quality of journalism. Not being a journalism history buff, I can't say whether this is a new trend, or journalism has always been bad. I suspect the latter. Perhaps the internet has made it worse, since anyone can blog (yeah, I know). "There are two sides to every argument" says the old saw. Yet, there is such...

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March for Life 2010

"So how was it?" asked Jim as we sat side by side in the freezing cold car. Jim is part of the reason I am here, in this car, at 10 PM on a Friday night in January. It is  beautiful night, with Orion high in the sky, and crimson Mars glaring down on us. I wish I had my telescope with me, but I do not. I am not out here to look at the sky. We...

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MLK Day - his work is not yet done

From Fr. Frank Pavone's blog, Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., released the following comments today on the celebration of her Uncle's life. "Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of a Beloved Community where all are treated with respect and dignity," said Dr. King. "He fought against...

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Star of Wonder

Apropos the question of "When was Jesus born?" is "What was the star of Bethlehem?" Matthew's gospel tells us the following: Matthew 2:1-11 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come...

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