Archive for August, 2006
Bishop Gumbleton of Detroit posts his weekly homily via a blog called “The Peace Pulpit”, and is often challenging and inspiring in his ability to relate the gospel reading to our call for justice as Christians. Last week, given the theme of Jesus as Bread of Life, he provided a fantastic reflection on what it […]
Have I mentioned my TV Geekdom yet? After getting upset over something stupid, I went to my own personal comfort food: television. I just spent the morning watching the made-for-TV movie “The Ron Clark Story” and more or less bawling my eyes out. I’ve embraced my lack of manliness or whatever, because this was just […]
Congrats to Matt Maher, a fellow Catholic songwriter and all-around decent dude. His song “Unwavering“, inspired his experience with people affected by Hurricane Katrina, was tracked by national CCM artist Bethany Dillon for the “Sing Over Me” collection that features some of the most amazing voices in music: Nichole Nordeman, Christy Nockles, Bethany Dillon, Erin […]
Boy, it’s great to be home with the family. Anna’s in a “big girl bed” as of a couple days ago, and is VERY excited about it. She’s also starting ballet classes a week from tomorrow (well, I guess it’s today now…)
It’s been a pretty amazing experience so far, fatherhood. I keep thinking that it’s […]
Recalling the “Podcast on Tap” conversation with my wife, I remembered a comment I made about Adoration that required no clarification amongst friends (the guys within the conversation know me well enough to understand what I meant) but maybe not for the casual listener. I decided that I might go ahead and give an explanation […]
This is rock and roll: playing so hard you bleed on the guitar. It was pretty gross, but strangely awesome at the same time. The folks up in Boston were awesome, thank you all for coming out. I had a great time hanging out with friends, rocking the lifeblood out of my hands, and doing […]
Well… Working.
For 5 weeks out of 6 this summer I worked with a program I’m pretty crazy about called Young Neighbors in Action. The role I fill is that of “Prayer & Music Coordinator” which consists mostly of hanging out with young people, enabling them to lead their peers in prayer, and playing my guitar, […]
