I know how relentlessly busy the last few weeks of school can be as a student (or as a missionary!) It seems like one endless stream of important and urgent tasks and somewhere in the middle of that you must find time to eat, sleep, pack, and pray (well, maybe not the first three). […]
Entries from April 2008
Taking Time to Smell the Roses
April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Mirabile Dictu!
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
This just in: Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman to be Named ‘Blessed’!
Being largely the product of a Newman Center formation, and somewhat acquainted with his life and works, I’ve long had a distinct admiration for the good Cardinal. It’s been nearly a decade since I first took refreshment from the font of the saintly […]
The Veracity of Hope
April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Whenever a leading presidential candidate in the most influential country in the world adopts a theological virtue as the ethos of his campaign, thinking young Catholic bloggers ought to sit up and take notice.
I was running on a treadmill one morning in March listening to Curtis Martin’s keynote address from FOCUS National Conference on my […]
Unprecedented Welcome for Benedict
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Finally, he has arrived and to an unprecedented welcome from President Bush! Check this out from Catholic News Service:
It was the first time in his presidency that Bush had gone to Andrews to welcome any head of state. The air base has hosted more than 300 arrivals or departures by heads of state since […]