The theme for this year’s Greater Cincinnati Franciscan Day was “Without Anything of My Own.” First, second and third order Franciscans gathered to hear Fr. Dan Crosby, O.F.M. Cap.
He began his talk with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer: “Oh, let’s not talk about poverty....
Recent news stories about the feast day of Blessed (soon to be Saint) Kateri Tekakwitha started me down a Catholic nostalgia trip. Every time I hear her name, I remember reading her biography when I was in third grade. It was in a series called Vision Books. Through the wonder that is Google, I discovered...
Much of my attention the past few weeks has been spent on bread. I’ve been writing the August issue of Bringing Home the Word, four Sunday reflections on the Bread of Life discourse in John’s gospel. We just celebrated the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Katie Carroll and I worked on a...
A number of years ago I bought a book called The Clockwork Muse. It was designed to encourage writers and other “creative” types to work to a deadline, not sit around waiting for their muse to appear. It specifically addressed the problem of having a large project—a book, a dissertation—to complete....
Yes, it’s a rhetorical question. I’m pretty sure Francis would have been too busy living to blog! But it’s also a larger question of how the spirit of Francis fits with the world of blogging.
I’ve learned through hard experience not to get sucked into the maelstrom of most of the...
