"Harmony"
The Priests are at it again. Following the tremendous success of their first album, three Irish priests are recording a sophomore effort - a Abbey Road studios, no less! Here's an advance listen to some of their forthcoming work. Due for

O'Brien Chimes In
In Baltimore there has been a debate in the city council over requiring crisis pregnancy centers who provide counseling and support to women in difficult pregnancies but not contraception or abortions to have signs posted to that effect. The proposed law would mandate that these centers advertise the fact of what they don't

Directing Our Worship
Look at this photographEvery time I do it makes me laughHow did our eyes get so red?And what the hell is on Joey's head?And this is where I grew upI think the present owner fixed it upI never knew we'd ever went withoutThe second floor is hard for sn

"30 Rock" Star and Spirituality
Thomas Merton one wrote this: "For God does not demand that every man attain to what is theoretically highest and best. It is better to be a good street sweeper than a bad writer, better to be a good bartender than a bad doctor, and the repentant thief who died with Jesus on Calvary was far more perfect than the h

A Legacy of Hope
Picking up from the Harry Potter thread from yesterday, I was directed to this film, reminding us that Holocaust Remembrance Day this coming year will mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Daniel Radcliffe narrates (that's the connection). It's a long clip (10 min), but it is compelling, and this story still needs to be heard.Each year, for many years now, around Yom haShoah in late April or early May, the Newman Center where I work has held days and weeks of remembrance to honor those who dies in the Nazi holocaust. It was a passion of my predecessor, and we have continued it. Last year, we heard the story of a local man who