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Today is the 84th birthday of Pope Benedict. In a few short days, he will be also celebrating the sixth anniversary of his election as pope. He was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger April 16, 1927 at 8:30 in the morning … Continue reading →

The visit counter at the bottom of this webpage has gone awry. Keeps setting itself back to zero. In my obssessiveness, I keep track of the number of visits to the blog. The total number now stands at  346, 500. … Continue reading →

Here is this weekend’s homily, again in three parts. (Some day I will figure out how to post it unbroken with WordPress.) FIrst Sunday of Lent FIrst Sunday of Lent – Part 2 First Sunday of Lent – Part 3

From my room here I look to the west and am able to see the sun set over a bluff that is about 500 feet high, with a peak of rock jutting out to the north. Pretty sight. I climbed … Continue reading →

Log on to: Of Gods and Men to get a heads up on a movie that will be coming to your theatre soon. May be worth the $9 to see. It is inspired by a true story of a community … Continue reading →

Well, the blog needed an oil change and with it, the odometer reading went back to zero. I did not know this blog had that feature, that every 300,000 visits it resets itself back to zero. Thank you again for … Continue reading →

Came back from Minneapolis last night and twenty miles out of the city I had to stop and change two tires. I blame the pot holes in the city streets for the problem! Talking about cars, I took a look … Continue reading →

“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” — Anonymous

If you have been following the news of late you are aware of the massive protests being waged in some North African nations, most notably Tunisia and Egypt. It has been demanding the headlines for quite a few days. I … Continue reading →

My post on the naming of Bishop Robert Vasa as coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Santa Rosa, California generated a few comments. Quite frankly, I was unaware of who Bishop Vasa is until I began reading other reports about … Continue reading →

I posted a couple of days ago about St. Agnes. I mentioned that on that day, the pope blesses two lambs that will provide the wool used to make the pallia given to all archbishops. The Catholic News Service has … Continue reading →

“In joyful gratitude for his wife, a husband gives himself completely to his wife.” — From Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan

Here is a link to an article written by Jimmy Atkins, a Catholic commentator and blogger in the National Catholic Register about the Irish letter. In the body of his article is a link to a photocopy of the actual … Continue reading →

In just a couple of hours, this website will have reached 250,000 visits. Congratulations to all of you for making the weblog what it is. You have accomplished this. It started with an unexpected suggestion from my computer wiz son … Continue reading →

This blog is approaching  a quarter million visits. I am so please that over that past couple of years you have found something of interest here. Never be afraid of leaving a comment to a post. All comments are moderated, but … Continue reading →

I am still waiting for my computer to return. I am sitting in my office at the clinic typing away. (I am on vacation, so I don’t relish being in my office at the moment.) New Year’s Day is right around … Continue reading →

Yes, I am still here.  I haven’t been able to post anything because of busyness during Christmas travels, some furnance problems that have caused me headache, traveling to Chicago to help my son and daughter-in-law move, and last of all, … Continue reading →

Those of us in the diocese of Winona should be proud of Sr. Alice Zachmann, SSND who resides now in Mankato, Minnesota with other School Sisters of Notre Dame. Sr. Alice was honored recently by the Torture Abolition and Survivors … Continue reading →

3rd Sunday of Advent – Part One 3rd Sunday of Advent – Part Two

Just heard that the Metrodome in Minneapolis collapsed last night due to the blizzard. I am so happy that I decided to buy a snowblower for the first time, because I was out at 6 AM this morning blowing away … Continue reading →