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On Corpus Christi, A Eucharistic Flash Mob

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ORVIETO: City of the Miracle

ShareThe town of Orvieto is an Etruscan city located in the scenic region of Umbria, between Firenze (Florence) and Roma (Rome). Orvieto made the news this week because attendees at the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Caritas Internationalis were treated on May 21 to a ride aboard a historic train, dubbed the “Caritas Express,” from Rome [...]

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IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MEANING OF “IS” IS: What Did Jesus Really Mean?

ShareWhat the heck was Jesus talking about, anyway? I mean, he’s holding up a piece of bread and he says, “This is My Body.”  Does that even make sense?! Ask any group of Christians in your workplace or in your neighborhood what Jesus really meant, and chances are you’ll get a broad range of answers.  [...]

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BLASPHEMY, OR JUST BAD TASTE? Pepsi’s Superbowl Ad Goes Too Far

Share I enjoy a good laugh as much as the next guy. I’ve gotta say, though, that I’m having a hard time keeping my composure after watching the front-running commercial in the Pepsi Company’s 2011 Super Bowl advertisement contest. Titled “Feed Your Flock,” the commercial satirizes the Eucharist, the most sacred mystery in which, Catholics [...]

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THE HEAVENS ARE TELLING THE GLORY OF GOD – Experiencing God in the Eucharist and in Creation

ShareLast chance!  If you live in a part of the United States with a forecast of clear skies, tonight is probably your last opportunity to catch the 2011 Leonid Meteor Shower in its resplendent glory.  The Leonids—so named because the meteors originate in the east, near the constellation Leo—return each year in mid-November.  As Earth [...]

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