tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37245492011-04-21T15:53:35.427-07:00Immaculate HeartNo, this does not describe me at all. I have recently consecrated myself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and this is my cyberage way of thanking her for her protection and praising her Son, Jesus.
Since I don't know how to put comments on this page, I thought I would offer you an e-mail address where you can contact me.
domerpaul@hotmail.comPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-1130816476938983692005-10-31T19:30:00.000-08:002005-10-31T19:41:16.946-08:00Hoping to get restarted.Life has been wild in the last couple of years. I finished my Master's, so after football season I hope to revisit this blog.Tonight I went to a Mass closing out a 40 Hours celebration at my parish. It was beautiful. The guest homilist was a Benedictine monk from Cleveland, Fr. Girard. He spoke on the value of the partipating in the Eucharist often. He likened the Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-1074484136958808612004-01-18T19:41:00.000-08:002004-01-18T19:54:20.296-08:00Brief Return
Well, the first semester is over and teaching has been great, but much more time consuming than originally projected. I would like to keep blogging, but my time is at a premium.
If the second semester is better, maybe I can hit the blog weekly.
In the meantime, I went to a Pro-life rally today. It was well attended, but not the greatest production I have attended. The main Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-1059165501652352772003-07-25T13:38:00.000-07:002003-07-25T13:38:21.616-07:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY (to me)
Today is my birthday. I have gotten shorts, pants and shirts and some cash. After all, is that not what birthdays are about--counting up the loot. No? Anyway, I have had other wonderful blessings today beyond material goods. I finished my summer coursework today (just 10 minutes ago, in fact.) I get the chance to use what I learned within a month. I am excited to Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-1058371494436781702003-07-16T09:04:00.000-07:002003-07-16T09:04:54.380-07:00CREATION AND PROVIDENCE
As I have written before, I am taking a wonderful theology class at the University of Notre Dame. My alma mater has been under the gun the last few years from some of the more traditional wings of American Catholicism. Perhaps the criticism is justified with such notable dissidents as Fr. Richard McBrien on the faculty. I just want to demonstrate that the Body of Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-1057891561131937102003-07-10T19:46:00.000-07:002003-07-10T19:47:49.170-07:00THINGS CHANGE
I do not post for a few weeks and Blogger folks must have been worried because they changed the posting layout. I hope I still remember how to do this. Sorry for the long absence.
STOP MESSING WITH THE WORDS
In my theology for non-religion teachers class (i.e. EDU 506), we were discussing liturgy and the sacraments. The point was about how sacraments are a re-presentation of Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-958758842003-06-20T14:39:00.000-07:002003-06-20T14:39:02.090-07:00I ALWAYS DID LIKE LINUS THE BEST
Which Peanuts Character Are You Quiz
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-958639652003-06-20T07:49:00.000-07:002003-06-20T07:53:04.000-07:00PRAISE FOR A GOOD PROFESSOR
I just wanted to put a quick plug out there for a strong Catholic professor in the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame. I know that the Home of the Fighting Irish has its critics. Many feel that Fr. Richard McBrien's presence on the faculty is proof enough of the University's movement toward "Catholic Lite" as George Weigel calls it. While there wasPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-957036762003-06-15T21:03:00.000-07:002003-06-15T21:03:11.993-07:00HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
To all fathers, and especially to my own, Happy Father's Day. I called, Dad, but nobody was home. You seem to be gone a lot in your retirement. Good for you!
Anyway, please say a prayer for my Dad, Jerry, today, or if you run out of day (only 1 hour left for me) do it tomorrow or the next.
O Blessed Trinity, please watch over my Dad. Give him strength in body and Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-956194692003-06-12T23:00:00.000-07:002003-06-12T23:04:14.000-07:00THANK YOU, DONNA
I just want to give a quick "thank you" to Donna, A.K.A. Nârwen of the House of Fëanor, for her advice on my return to school. She suggested that I pray to St. Ignatius of Loyola or John Henry Newman for guidance and strength during school. I have a link to her page on my template now.
Interestingly enough, I am supposedly a relative of St. Ignatius. My grandfather came to Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-954129882003-06-07T12:54:00.000-07:002003-06-07T12:55:37.000-07:00BACK TO SCHOOL
Have you ever seen the great Rodney Dangerfield movie, Back to School? Well, I am relating to Thornton Melon now.
I have gone back to school for my M.Ed. While I am not the oldest one in the program, I am older than some of the instructors. That serves for the occassional reminder of my age. I earned my B.S. in 1991, so twelve years later, adjustments to school are a strugglePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-949892472003-05-28T07:13:00.000-07:002003-05-28T07:13:37.000-07:00LONGEVITY COUNTS FOR SOMETHING
Last weekend I went to a jubilee celebration. Fr. Al D'Alonzo, C.S.C. celebrated his 50th anniversary as a priest. What a beautiful example of service he is for us. Fr. Al played football at Notre Dame before changing paths. He became a tireless scholar earning multiple degrees. After joining the Eastern Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, he taught Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-947842022003-05-23T06:26:00.000-07:002003-05-23T06:26:12.683-07:00EXTRA CREDIT?
The other day I discovered that the rosary I have been using has an extra bead. The third decade has 11 "Hail Mary" beads instead of 10. Does that mean I am eligible for extra credit for saying the extra Ave each time? Or does it indicate that I am especially in need of Our Lady's protection because I am so predisposed to sin?
Whatever the case, we all need to keep praying thisPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-946879872003-05-21T07:57:00.000-07:002003-05-21T07:57:16.443-07:00BIRTHDAYS
Monday was my sister's birthday, and Tuesday was my dad's birthday. Please say prayers for them if you have the chance.
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-944549342003-05-16T08:48:00.000-07:002003-05-16T08:54:07.000-07:00HERE IS A NICE PAGE
Catholic Exchange offers a variety of Catholic news stories and columnists, including famed blogger, Amy Welborn. Have a look.
By the way, I am listening to Newport 1958--Duke Ellington and loving it. Cat is screeching on "Just Scratching the Surface", and Sam Woodyard is laying down a tough beat. And there has never been a prettier sound than Johnny Hodges playing alto.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-943507032003-05-14T14:26:00.000-07:002003-05-14T14:43:51.000-07:00MY DID LIST
I saw a few people getting in on the Desert Island Disk (DID) bandwagon, so I did one myself. I think you will see my musical preference easily. I have no apologies for leaving out popular music. Only a small percentage of all music written is worthy of a lifetime’s worth of listening. Sure there are ditties that are fun to hear 10 years after they were number one on the charts, Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-943273762003-05-14T06:49:00.000-07:002003-05-14T06:49:03.123-07:00PRAY FOR YOUR BISHOPS
Today is the Feast of St. Matthias. Go to Universalis for today's Office of Readings.
St. Matthias was, of course, the Apostle selected from the early Church to replace the perfidious Judas. We know all too well that some of the Apostles' successors have also betrayed their Lord and their flock. We are after all a Church led by the Holy Spirit, but managed by mankind, Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-942735432003-05-13T09:36:00.000-07:002003-05-13T09:36:25.410-07:00THANK YOU, SPARKI
Sparki at Fonticulus Fides gave me a lead on The Screwtape Letters as read by John Cleese. I will try to find this tape. As a reward, I have linked to Sparki's blog.
Now, if you teach me how to set up comments, I will link to your page, too. The apparently simple instructions on Squawkbox did not work when I tried them.
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-942061762003-05-12T08:07:00.000-07:002003-05-12T08:09:19.000-07:00CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH
Sarah Theresa, my friend's daughter, was baptized, was chrismated, and received first communion yesterday. Sarah is a darling little girl that I am sure will make a fantastic member of our Church--after all, she comes from good stock. We cannot overly celebrate someone's the entry into Christ's Body. That is why I love the Easter Vigil Mass so much. We have thousandsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-938717602003-05-06T09:53:00.000-07:002003-05-08T09:31:23.000-07:00TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE
I came across the script to Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This is one of the funniest movies ever made. I was in tears while reading this script. The Pythons are a wholly irreverent bunch, but their brilliance cannot be matched. Plus, watching British humor makes you a smarter person. Just ask PBS.
If you have never seen this movie, you have missed something Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-934160132003-04-28T12:20:00.000-07:002003-04-28T12:20:55.483-07:00PRAY THE ROSARY
Today the Church commemorates the life of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. There is more information here. Saint Louis de Montfort promoted the recitation of the Holy Rosary as a devotional prayer.
Now is a great time to learn more about the Rosary here or here. The month of May is a month dedicated to Mary, our Mother. I encourage you to try daily recitation of the Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-934139492003-04-28T11:42:00.000-07:002003-04-28T11:53:46.000-07:00LUNCH DISCUSSION
I have a very good friend at work with whom I go to lunch often. During these lunches, he usually seeks my Catholic spin on a variety of moral issues. He is a Methodist with occasional involvement in his church. Today our conversation was about the idea of unwanted pregnancies.
He began the discussion by saying that he no longer viewed the abortion debate as whether or not Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-931117552003-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:002003-04-23T06:57:00.756-07:00EASTER ANIMATION
My brother-in-law sent me the address for an animation of the Easter Story. Go here to see it.
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-928577662003-04-18T14:23:00.000-07:002003-04-18T14:54:13.000-07:00DIVINE MERCY
Today is Good Friday. We solemly recall Christ's Passion and Death on the Cross. At today's service we read John's Passion; we pray for the Church, the Pope, all Christians, the Jews, those who do not believe in Jesus, those who do not believe in God; we venerate the Cross, and we receive Holy Communion. We put ourselves completely into God's mercy.
That makes today a great day Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-927765102003-04-17T06:42:00.000-07:002003-04-17T08:09:33.000-07:00TOP CATHOLIC WEBSITES
New Advent lists the Top 50 Catholic Websites according to traffic. It is good to see that the The Holy See is #1.
Happy Holy Thursday!Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-927171922003-04-16T07:40:00.000-07:002003-04-17T08:11:53.000-07:00FURTHER PROOF THAT I AM DESCENDED FROM ROYALTY
And that I am stuck in this bloody country that makes me earn my keep.
Well, u-- um, can we come up and have a look?
What Monty Python Character are you? brought to you by Quizilla
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-926492782003-04-15T06:52:00.000-07:002003-04-15T06:55:07.000-07:00THERESE: THE MOVIE
My brother-in-law sent me the following, and despite the fact that he went to Jesuit schools, he remains Catholic.
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Catholic Answers (radio program) recently had an interview with Leonardo
DeFillipis, the producer of "Therese", the movie about St. Therese of
Lisieux. He hopes this movie will be released in theatres in October 2003.
He said that for Hollywood to Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-926094072003-04-14T15:09:00.000-07:002003-04-14T15:09:17.343-07:00Currently I work in an environmental testing laboratory--Environmental Health Laboratories. I have had a lot of opportunities to learn, grow, sweat, laugh. It has been 10 great years, but that is all about to change soon. I am answering a call that has been after me for several years.
At the end of March, I was accepted to Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). People who know Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-923129502003-04-09T13:31:00.000-07:002003-04-09T13:33:23.000-07:00THANK YOU
Thanks to Jeanetta at De Fidei Oboedientia for her java tip. You should read her page. It has some nice thoughts and interesting content. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-922916602003-04-09T07:30:00.000-07:002003-04-09T13:25:23.000-07:00WHO ARE OUR HEROES?
Each morning, my home page tells me whose birthday it is. Today one of the names was Hugh Hefner, publisher. I can think of many titles more fitting--pornographer, bacchanalian, lecher, reprobate. Yet thousands of men, and even women, hail Hefner as a hero for first amendment rights--a protector of people's freedom. His magazine was groundbreaking in that it was the firstPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-922260562003-04-08T08:32:00.000-07:002003-04-09T13:17:15.000-07:00I GUESS JESUS WAS RIGHT
Here is a story about a bogus priest who was discovered because of his foul and blasphemous words. Jesus gave us a warning for the false prophets (e.g. bad priests) Matthew 7:16. (Sorry, you will have to scroll down because of my weak java knowledge.) Obviously, a priest (provided he is committed to his vocation) is unlikely to spew blasphemy. Maybe the problem is notPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-921661672003-04-07T12:03:00.000-07:002003-04-07T14:15:46.000-07:00PUBLIC APOLOGY
First, I want to publicly apologize to my friend, Jeff. I was too quick in my blogging one day and ended up embarrassing a good man. For that I am sorry.
I also trust that Jeff is too good a person to retaliate against me, even though he has all the ammo he needs. We were roommates for three years in college. Let me assure you that I did a lot of things in college that seemedPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-921655102003-04-07T11:51:00.000-07:002003-04-07T11:51:35.060-07:00NEW LINK
A friend of mine from the ND Band (the oldest university band in continuous existence by the way) has a nice blog which has been focussing on the Holy Rosary as of late. Check it out here: Where Charity and Love Prevail.
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-917347032003-03-31T14:13:00.000-08:002003-03-31T14:13:06.200-08:00FISH FRY
Last Friday, my wife and I attended one of the great traditions of Lent--a fish fry. My wife's discerning palate demands that we bring a bottle of Heinz Ketchup. No other brand is good enough, and don't even suggest catsup.
This is a fund-raiser at our parish that makes some pretty good cash. The fish is all-you-can-eat with some salads brought by parishioners. The workers are Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-914781842003-03-27T05:37:00.000-08:002003-03-27T05:41:15.000-08:00SHOUT OUT TO RACHO
My old roomie, Jeff Racho, has heeded my admonition from last week and dropped his links to the porn star and the shock jock. So my reward to the 1988 Skidder-of-the-Year is a link on my blog. Yes! That is the highest honor I can bestow on anyone. I only have four links listed in my template. Two of them are people with whom I have drunk beer (bad beer at times). One is Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-914095622003-03-26T05:33:00.000-08:002003-03-26T05:48:31.000-08:00SPORTS BREAK
I have to post a little bit on the world of sports--Irish sports specifically. No, not a bunch of McDonalds and O'Haras running around chasing a soccer ball. I mean the University of Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish.
First, the men's basketball team have advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1987--before I ever went to ND. They did it with toughness against Horizon Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-913454792003-03-25T06:15:00.000-08:002003-03-25T06:21:31.000-08:00TRYING TO HELP
I have not really weighed in on the war with Iraq. Maybe it is because I consider it out of my hands. We elect officials to make these types of decisions. I proudly voted for President Bush because he seems to be a man of good character and honest purpose. The last presidency was so non-presidential, non-Christian, non-sensical that I needed a break from it. Thankfully, the Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-909495042003-03-18T14:14:00.000-08:002003-03-18T14:14:06.936-08:00DON'T GO TO JEFF'S BLOG UNTIL HE GETS HIS MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER.
My friend, Jeff, started his blog as a little conservative rant room. Next thing I know, he is linking to Howard Stern and some porn star. I guess St. Paul was right about marriage being necessary for some people. I know that if I had not married the wonderful woman I did, that I would be a lecherous bachelor seeking all sorts Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-907777572003-03-15T13:50:00.000-08:002003-03-15T13:57:43.000-08:00Okay, so I've been raving about the version of Stations that we use at my parish. You can check it out yourself--everyone's way of the cross (sic) by Clarence Enzler. It comes in large print as well.
Let me share with you the rite that we follow.
The altar servers precede Father, who is carrying The Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance from the adoration chapel. (We don't have perpetual Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-907608422003-03-15T05:38:00.000-08:002003-03-15T05:38:14.796-08:00Stations were great last night. Maybe the coffee I drank around 3:30 p.m. helped, but I felt very alive at church.
God is good.
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-907151192003-03-14T08:08:00.000-08:002003-03-31T13:44:00.000-08:00SAVING BABIES:
GOOD NEWS FOR UNBORN CHILDREN (AND BORN CHILDREN, TOO!)
Coming off the heels of Joe Scheidler's Supreme Court victory, Scheidler vs. NOW, we have another victory for the unborn. The unmasked evil of partial birth abortions could not stay buried for long. The inalienable right to life for all was given some legislative support. Now we just need our good President Bush to sign Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-901729692003-03-05T05:01:00.000-08:002003-03-05T05:07:53.000-08:00Cal Thomas raises legitimate concerns about America. So the question is, "Are we a Christian or even a Godly nation any more?" I am pretty sure that we once were. It was evident in our literature, entertainment, lifestyles. Now our lives rarely revolve around God, and more often revolve around self--self-pleasure, self-promotion, self-satisfaction.
I encourage everybody to make a concerted Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-900477382003-03-03T05:17:00.000-08:002003-03-03T05:17:08.920-08:00I AM SURPRISED AT THIS ONE.
I am Ned Flanders!Which Simpsons Character are YOU?
I suppose it is encouraging, though. Neddy gets special favors from heaven.
I had two Burger King breakfast sandwiches this morning. I am gorging myself until Ash Wednesday.
Lent is such a good season for me. I find sacrifice and prayer much easier. I have also found that when I have a good Lent, my Easter Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-895168602003-02-21T13:03:00.000-08:002003-02-21T13:32:24.000-08:00The Brits are doing what they can to make Joycelyn Elders seem moderate.
Do students get extra credit if they don't ask about morality?
Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-895148322003-02-21T12:19:00.000-08:002003-02-21T12:22:12.000-08:00THIS IS QUITE COMFORTING.
This is the second such quiz where I have ended up being close to St. Gus. For this I thank the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales and the Congregation of Holy Cross, but mostly I thank God that I was granted formation amidst sane Catholics, and not the liturgically challenged ones.
"God will not suffer man to have the knowledge of things to Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-894962142003-02-21T06:06:00.000-08:002003-02-21T06:06:31.610-08:00YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE POOR
The noted economist Walter Williams writes about poverty.
So now that we have established why people are poor. What are we called to do?
I'm afraid that we are called to follow the more difficult path of help and forgiveness. As with all self-inflicted wounds (i.e. sins), we must give our forgiveness and ourselves to help right the wrongs.
Does that mean I Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-892642802003-02-17T14:19:00.000-08:002003-02-21T05:42:39.000-08:00It's always easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.
God's mercy is infinite. I'm counting on it.
I was reflecting that we have been given such a great gift in the Catholic Church. We have a simple recourse to His mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
A little bit ago, the Church Militant lost a powerful soldier who was transferred, I trust, to the Church Triumphant. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-890957162003-02-14T07:47:00.000-08:002003-02-14T07:48:02.000-08:00Call me when you win.
Teresa Phillips coached the Tennessee State Tigers in their 17th straight loss. She took over a bad basketball team with an RPI ranking of 323 of 326 teams. They were probably going to lose no matter who coached them. That is not the point.
I suppose my real problem with liberals is that they are more interested in effort than outcome. It is good enough to try. I, on Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-890939642003-02-14T07:10:00.000-08:002003-02-14T08:10:23.000-08:00Oh, by the way, Happy Valentine's Day!
Being the hopeless romantic I am, I got my lovely wife, Jennifer, a sweatshirt--not just any sweatshirt, but a Notre Dame sweatshirt. Being an alumna and the intelligent woman that she is, she was very appreciative. She wore it to work today. I am so lucky to have her.
I heard this on the radio yesterday, but it is not confirmed by the Catholic Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-890916352003-02-14T06:17:00.000-08:002003-03-15T05:35:05.000-08:00Our founding fathers formed a country because they were being taxed 1%.
Molly Ivins would prefer 40%. But regardless of how much "Caesar" wants to claim from the taxpayers, we cannot forget that as Catholics, we are called first to pay God--Mark 12:17.
I have become convinced that the Mosaic Law of tithing is still relevant today. When you consider that all you have is the result of His Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-889716302003-02-12T05:50:00.000-08:002003-02-12T05:52:14.000-08:00Looking For the Right Words?
I came across this neat little page of some traditional catholic prayers. There are several that I remember from my youth and some new ones. Go to these prayers here.
I hope that you find prayer as refreshing as I do. I know that I do it minimally through the day. But when I do, I encounter great peace. As Lent approaches, try to make extra prayer time. Cut Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-888743842003-02-10T14:28:00.000-08:002003-02-10T14:28:56.113-08:00Wow! Jeff Racho, my former roommate at ND just taught me how to create a link! Thanks, Jeff. He just started a blog site for thinkers here.
Thanks, Jeff!
Now I want to establish a second link to the great young thinker Karl Schudt.
Karl was the one who first directed me to blogging. I stopped for a short while because of my linking inability. Now that I have learned, I might resume this Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-885893762003-02-05T06:04:00.000-08:002003-02-10T14:07:45.000-08:00I am sorry for the loss of a great man in the Church. Bishop Joseph Crowley, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend passed yesterday. He suffered from cancer, finally dying a peaceful death under the protection of Our Lady at the Holy Cross House on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.
Bishop Crowley was my favorite confessor. He is the influence who kept me coming Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-828573632002-10-11T13:39:00.001-07:002002-10-11T13:39:31.163-07:00Wow! I have not blogged in nearly a month. In that time, Notre Dame has kept winning while I keep smiling. Unfortunately, I have neglected many very important things in the last month, besides this blog. I have been working nearly nonstop on getting a building finished for work. I somehow was thrust into a project building a 48,000 sq. ft. laboratory. I am not an engineer, architect, Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-828573452002-10-11T13:39:00.000-07:002002-10-11T13:39:14.336-07:00Wow! I have not blogged in nearly a month. In that time, Notre Dame has kept winning while I keep smiling. Unfortunately, I have neglected many very important things in the last month, besides this blog. I have been working nearly nonstop on getting a building finished for work. I somehow was thrust into a project building a 48,000 sq. ft. laboratory. I am not an engineer, architect, Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-816748272002-09-16T08:24:00.000-07:002002-09-16T08:24:49.423-07:00I have not blogged for a while, but it does not seem that anyone reads this site anyway. That being established let me rejoice--Notre Dame 25, Michigan 23. It felt very good to bask in the happiness in that stadium. I stared at Touchdown Jesus (The Word of Life mosaic on the Hesburgh Library) glad that the moniker of "Field Goal Jesus" did not stick around too long.
Notre Dame is a Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-807466622002-08-26T15:07:00.000-07:002002-08-26T15:19:34.000-07:00Yesterday my Miraculous Medal arrived! I need to get a good chain to wear it now. St. Maximilian Kolbe described the Miraculous Medal as a "magic bullet" in Our Lady's protection. I encourage anybody who wants to commit himself to true conversion to get one of these for yourself. It serves as a constant reminder that we are called to be holy, and that Mary, who perfectly fit Christ's call to Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-806645672002-08-24T13:41:00.000-07:002002-08-24T13:41:16.620-07:00This morning I went to Mass at my parish. The celebrant is a venerable, old football coach and teacher who suffers physically from the years of football. Whenever I observe any of our old priests working hard to spread the Faith, I am glad to know that my experience with Catholic priests has been truly wonderful.
I know that the great majority have suffered horribly because of the human Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3724549.post-806344662002-08-23T16:33:00.000-07:002002-08-23T16:33:57.450-07:00I guess that this is my timid approach to the Internet. My name is Paul Carrier, and I was first introduced to blogging by one of my best friends, Karl Schudt. Karl is a brilliant philosopher with more techno-geek blood in him than his Teutonic name would suggest. I will provide a link to his well written insights whenever I learn how to do it.
I will try to keep the contents of this Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13084768020628616823noreply@blogger.com