One Tom has reason to be thankful this holiday season. Once again, the presidential pardon was bestowed upon the Thanksgiving turkey (this o...

Getting ready for this time of giving thanks, the legendary Jimmy Dean comes to mind. For more than three decades, he's been singing son...

What now remains of the Titulus Crucis , kept in the Church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. It originally bore the full inscription ...

The Sunday School class I'm teaching this semester is called, "Our once and future worship: A study of the Book of Revelation....

Tony Curtis stopped by to say "Hello" this afternoon . . . and I'm not sure what to make of it.

To all veterans of the armed forces of the United States, many thanks. You proudly wear the uniform in the preservation of freedom and democ...

My sister Mary Elizabeth had a birthday today (not pictured below). I suppose she's almost old enough now for me to not say exactly ho w...

David Elton Trueblood, PhD If the title of this post applies to you, I commend the following three good quotes from Elton Trueblood--an auth...

One part of All Souls Day is to take account of our own mortality. When I think about dying a holy death, I see more clearly the need to liv...

At last, I finished making my black chasuble with silver and red trim. It made its debut at the Requiem Mass on All Souls' Day (November...

Melisa and I just finished watching the film Braveheart again (one of our favorites). A line I have always found striking was the statement...

The Rev'd Walter Harrison Beste, ssc (known affectionately to many as "Padre" or "Father B") was called home in the ...

There are sometimes that you just can't help but long for the "good ole days." Some things you just can't get over. Here i...

Today is the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels--a favorite of many. These hosts of heaven are ordered in what we commonly call the “nine c...

Everything has been put into place in Centurion Hall, and I've finally gotten some pictures to post. The Altar was consecrated by the bi...

By the grace of God, I was ordained to the priesthood of the Catholic Church by Bishop Jack L. Iker at All Saints' Episcopal Church in F...

On Friday, Melisa and I went on a daytrip to the Dallas World Aquarium. To our delight, there was more there to look at than just fish. It i...

Recently, Melisa and I watched once of my favorite movies again--Howard Hughes' 1930 WWI spectacular Hell's Angels . I love the dial...

It's hard not to enjoy being a teacher when you receive little rewards like this from anonymous.

With the first week at St. Alban's Episcopal School winding to a close, here are a few pictures.