Lord, Lord

Lord, Lord

Lord, Lord I am a fan of the daily Scripture readings of the Church. They nourish me. Just as unity in prayer is powerful so is unity in Bible reading. On a given day millions of people – maybe billions – across the world are reading or hearing the same passages of...
Is Jesus My Lord?

Is Jesus My Lord?

Is Jesus My Lord? St. Mike and I sat in his small office at St. Rita’s, tired after a day of work in the summer heat with a malfunctioning air conditioner. We were sweaty and not cool with all the maintenance problems and a lack of money and volunteers. “Last night,”...
A Sad Day for the Church

A Sad Day for the Church

A Sad Day for the Church Traditional Catholicism, professed by millions across the globe – including the Catholic Wise Guy – suffered a blow to the heart recently. Our leader, Pope Francis, endorsed gay civil unions. This is a seismic change in Catholic...
Democrat = Anti-Christian

Democrat = Anti-Christian

Just as men are always on the lookout for a pretty woman, the Wise Guy prowls the streets and the byways, the books and the papers, and the bits and bytes of electronic media for the lovely form of Wisdom. This is particularly true in this American election year when...