Dymphna's Road

Rocky and I heard that Fr. Thomas Dubay was going to be in Northern Virginia so we got in the car and drove to Blessed Sacrament Church. Bl...

Pope Benedict has made it through day one of his trip to Turkey. He has two more to go. Let's keep on praying for him. I miss John Paul ...

I don't plan to see it. So far from the reviews it sounds very Evangelical. Many Protestants see Mary as just a vessel, a mere convenie...

O Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the bottomless pit; deliv...

Rocky and I went to Baltimore to visit the newly restored Basilica. It is stunning. I especially liked going downstairs to the crypt. It was...

I'm not cooking this year. The whole family is going to a restaurant and I'm delighted. Happy Thanksgiving to one and all.

I've been reading Catholic Answers Forum for about a year and judging from the questions and responses there and from reading several bi...

Somebody is calling for a Muslim boycott of US Airlines. Ann Coulter predicts that the boycott will work but not the way these fools think.

The Vatican has ruled that the English translation of the Mass should say "for many" instead of the mistranslation of "for a...

I've known a number of new Catholics to complain that their new Catholic parishes aren't as loving and friendly as their old Prot ch...

We went to see Casino Royale last night and it was great. I had my doubts about Daniel Craig at first but he pulled it off. Forget about Pi...

The US Bishops are having their meeting in Baltimore and so far it's just been a miserable waste of time and money. It's tragic but ...

Remember how when you'd fall down and scrape your knees you'd run to Mama? Well the US is in world of serious moral hurt right now a...

In the last couple of months I've read two really poor books written by priests. Today I'm settling in with a fantastic one. It'...

I will never give to Samaritan's Purse again. Franklin Graham you should be ashamed. Hat to the lovely and gracious Christine at

I hate politics. It's a dried up old whore's game and I'm so glad this wretched election is over. Rick Santorum lost. Apparently...

1. If Tom Cruise gets a Catholic wedding we'll all know that the Church in Italy is in serious disarray. 2. I keep putting it off but I ...

I just finished reading Hunting for God, Fishing for the Lord, which was written by a young priest. It's okay for new converts, Protesta...

What an abomination . Things aren't perfect in my diocese but at least none our parishes have had anything like this going on. This pri...