In response to this posting about broadcaster Paul Roberts, I got the following response from WGOW (Paul's last radio station) Program Director Bill Lockhart: Towards the end of his (Paul's) life I visited him at Memorial Hospital (our Catholic hospital in Chattanooga) on a Sunday morning. A Lay Minister (Catholic) came in...offered communion (I declined...being …
“The problem with the Barack Obama administration is not its policy of containment, its biggest problem is its weakness”
Roman Catholic blogger Ysais Martinez hits the nail on the head re Obama and the Middle East, in this letter to Asia Times Online: The problem with the Barack Obama administration is not its policy of containment, its biggest problem is its weakness. The Middle East is a place where you have to make deals …
Lessons From the Underground
Orignally posted 13 July 2005. The recent bombings in London bring back a lot of memories of all the trips I have taken to this great city. London's underground and rail transport system are always a source of fascination. One reason is that people spend a lot of time in the Tube and on the …
A Time for Everything
One of the centrepieces of the spiritual life of the Texas A&M Newman Association was its "New Cor" retreats, held once every semester. These were usually held at the Fort Parker State Park near Mexia, Texas. Although the park wasn't that far from the campus, to make transportation easier the Association would secure a school …
Roger Smith, Michael Howell and the New Commitment: Who Shall Spread the Good News
VerMir ACA-6647/8 (1976) Who Shall Spread the Good News? was brought to reality by Roger Smith and Michael Howell, through their group the New Commitment. Roger Smith, a Catholic priest from Corpus Christi, TX, also performed on albums for North American Liturgy Resources. This music was connected with the "Search" retreats which are still ongoing …
Family of God: Honor, Wisdom, Glory and Praise
Honor, Wisdom, Glory and Praise (FG-1001) was the first (and possibly the only) album of the Family of God Christian Community in Fort Worth, Texas. The community described itself as a "charismatic, ecumenical fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Our membership is ecumenical, though largely Catholic." The album was produced in 1981.The music is very much …
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More Than One Peter?
A very different look at a a very important part of the Bible "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He began asking his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"Â And they said, "Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one …
Kairosingers: Of One Accord, and A Kairos Moment for Texas Catholics
KairosingersOf One Accord (1978)Texas isn't normally regarded as a "Catholic state," but the Catholic Church has always had a lively presence there. (More about that below.) This group, from Port Arthur (the home of Janis Joplin) and down the road from Beaumont (the home of Johnny and Edgar Winter) produced one of the more interesting …
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Emmanuel
Emmanuel was the name of two groups who composed, performed and led worship music in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal during the late 1970's and early 1980's. In the course of events, the two groups (one in Ohio, the other New Mexico) "came together" and their music, to some extent, merged. This page features four albums …
We May Not Be a Church After All
In September 2000 the Vatican issued its encyclical Dominus Iesus to, in its words, "to set forth again the doctrine of the Catholic faith in these areas (on the unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church), pointing out some fundamental questions that remain open to further development, and refuting specific positions that …
Positive Infinity 