On this day in the Catholic liturgical year, we celebrate the life and works of Saint John Bosco. He was born in Italy in the early 1800′s and was a devotee of Saint Francis de Sales. After his ordination to the priesthood, he committed himself to living out the ideals of his Christianity. Saint John … Continue reading
I’m not sure why I haven’t posted this before now. I guess I never thought about it when it was convenient to actually post it. Anyway, back in December I wrote about my misadventures at Road Atlanta. Sadly, my misadventures occurred in a friend’s car. After the jump you can see what was left of … Continue reading
The litugical calendar, on rare occassion, pairs saints that were closely related and combines their memorials like we see today with Timothy and Titus. Another well known example of this is Saints Cyril and Methodius, more commonly associated with the Eastern Rite churches. In order that this doesn’t become a doctoral dissertation on two great … Continue reading
On this day, the Church celebrates the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. Probably the most famous conversion story in the history of Christianity, Saint Paul’s story is well documented in the bible. Saint Paul’s conversion should be a great source of hope and comfort for all Christians. It reminds us that we are … Continue reading
Today, the Church celebrates the life and ministry of Saint Francis de Sales. This bishop and doctor of the Church lived from 1567 to 1622 and hailed from the Chablais region of France. His first mission was to re-evangelize the people of this region who had converted to Calvinism. His preaching was so effective that … Continue reading
Triad Sports Car Club posted their calendar for the year, so I updated the Current Season page to reflect the events that I should be at this year. A couple of things to note on this year’s schedule: First, there is a conflict in April between Triad and NASA. Given how much I enjoyed running … Continue reading
Prayer is one of those tenants of faith that is so basic that it becomes easy to gloss over or take for granted. We are exhorted in Matthew’s gospel to pray always. How many of us actually follow through on this, though? And what does that mean anyway? It’s not possible to pray always, unless … Continue reading
