Apparently, Hoyas “star” DaJuan Summers has decided to go to the N.B.A. We wish Mr. Summers all the best. May the good Lord watch over him and guide him home to heaven. When it comes to being a professional basketball player, however, two parties must be involved: the player and an N.B.A. franchise. We’ll see [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Summers’ School Ends Early
Posted in Sports, tagged basketball, DaJuan Summers, draft, Georgetown Hoyas, NBA on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seven Deadlies Compendium, Etc.
Posted in Homilies, tagged anger, charity, chastity, envy, gluttony, greed, humility, Kenneth Woodward, Law of Moses, lust, Mosaic Law, Notre Dame, Obama, patience, Penance, poverty, pride, sermons, seven deadly sins, sloth, spiritual reading, stoning, temperance on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I woke up this morning feeling basically okay with myself. But then I discovered that I agree with Ken Woodward…(If the comic strips appearing here are too small for you to read, you can see a larger size by clicking on it.) …According to the Law of Moses, capital crimes were to be punished by [...]
3,000 Suscipiamurs, Plus Gluttony and Sloth
Posted in Homilies, Priesthood, tagged basketball, Baylor, condoms, Confession, gluttony, Holy Mass, Homer Simpson, Kim Mulkey, laziness, Maryland Terrapins, op-ed, Pope Benedict XVI, sabbath, seven deadly sins, spiritual reading, temperance, Ten Commandments, Washington Post on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wonders never cease! This morning there is an essay supporting the Pope in the Washington Post! On the other hand, the Baylor-Maryland women’s basketball matchup we hoped for is not going to happen. …There are a few prayers of the Holy Mass which the priest prays silently. After the gifts are prepared on the altar, [...]
Is God Faithful?
Posted in Homilies, tagged Christ, Job, Passion, resurrection, test on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He must be, right? How else could BOTH Memphis AND Duke get knocked out of the tournament on the same night! But seriously… The wicked said among themselves: “Let us beset the just one. Let us find out what will happen to him. For if the just one be the son of God, He will [...]
Baylor Rolls
Posted in Sports, tagged Annunciation, basketball, Baylor, Bill Cosby, Kim Mulkey, NCAA, NCAA tournament, NIT, Noah, women's basketball on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Baylor men have made it to the NIT semi-finals. Meanwhile, Kim Mulkey is out of the hospital. The Lady Bears advanced in the NCAAs. Baylor could face Maryland in the Ladies’ Final Four in St. Louis. …Bill Cosby is pretty funny on Noah, too. Happy Annunciation Day!
Joseph vs. Theodore
Posted in Sports, tagged Bill Cosby, Capitals, Curtis Joseph, dentist, first name, goalie, hockey, Jose Theodore, last name, Martin Gerber, NHL, Toronto Maple Leafs on March 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Imagine… This evening the Caps were in a close game decided by a shoot-out. The hero of the game was a goalie with a first name for a last name. Alas, it was not Jose Theodore. Near the end of the third period, the Maple Leafs starting goalie, Martin Gerber, was ejected from the game [...]
Paisans Rule! Plus: Romeo, Juliet, and the Priest
Posted in Books, Magazines, Movies, Music, etc., Morals/Decision-Making, Priesthood, Sports, tagged basketball, Baylor, condoms, Dick Vitale, Everybody Loves Raymond, Friar Lawrence, Jeffery Kuhner, Kim Mulkey, NCAA tournament, Pope Benedict XVI, Romeo and Juliet, tofurkey, Washington Times, William Shakespeare, women's basketball on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I know that I am risking a few canceled subscriptions here, but…
March 25–Annunciation Day
Posted in Local Color, tagged Annunciation, deacon, Fr. Andrew White, Holy Mass, Maryland Day, parish, Silver Spring, St Bernadette, St. Clement's Island, Tridentine on March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wednesday is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the 375th anniversary of the First Holy Mass in the English-speaking American colonies, the 375th anniversary of the beginning of the State of Maryland. I will minister as deacon at a Solemn High Mass for the Annunciation according to the Tridentine rite at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at [...]
Laetare Sunday Homily: Anger, Lust
Posted in Homilies, tagged Adam and Eve, anger, chastity, Lent, lust, marriage, matrimony, patience, Sacred Heart, seven deadly sins, wrath, zeal on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Lent is a special time for us to do battle with sin. The Lord pours out special graces during these forty days, so that we can become holier. Today let’s focus on the vices of anger and lust. The most famous verse in the Bible: God so loved the world that He gave His only [...]
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