Category: Around St Blog’s

is here. There are details about the funeral tomorrow, and a place to leave condolences for his family.

… and may perpetual light shine on him. Amen. He compiled the first directory, and now he is St Blog’s first intercessor: Gerard Serafin, of Praise of Glory, died early this morning.

If it help somebody find Jesus, then great. I’m afraid it sounds pretty cringeworthy to me. One of the sure signs that a cultural trend is dead is when some Evangelical creates a Christian version of it. Hip hop is so not dead. Kanye is as mainstream as you get. He is in concert tonight… Continue reading Just When I Was a Mark Shea Fan

So like I said, I like the image at Jordan’s post. (she found it at a Creighton University website.) In the image, Joan is little, defenseless; her expression is frightened, but she does not shrink or cower. Her cheeks are red from the heat of the bonfire. And St Michael towers behind her, protecting her.… Continue reading Windows into… something…

JMH at sotto sotto (which sports a very pretty template) blogs on Terri’s predicament and how “gobsmacked” she (J) is at the utter lack (wilful?) of common sense shown by the courts and much of the media covering the case. Jordan also has a post on Terri today, sharing her reflections on an image of… Continue reading Prayers for Terri

…this would definitely be included: Ever since Tim Russert said “Ohio, Ohio, Ohio” on his little show Ohioans have taken their role in the ’04 election with great seriousness. This has most obviously shown itself by a superabundance of yard signs and bumper stickers. Kerry & Edwards have the most, presumably because much of the… Continue reading If I were running “Spanning the Globe….”

No, not mine. It’s Lileks’s memoir. One reason I get a special kick out of this essay is that my parents shop at the grocery store he mentions toward the end; the flowers for my wedding and for my sister’s were from shops in that strip mall. Thanks to Terry for this link.