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The Adventures of ChatRoulette Jesus

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Recently I’ve been having some fun using ChatRoulette as a sort of evangelization tool/sociology experiment. For those unfamiliar with the site, ChatRoulette pairs you up with a random stranger in a chat room. If you both have web cams you can even see each other. (Note: Many people take advantage of this function to display [...]

Five Reading Picks for the New Year

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

There has been much written in the past few years about the “death of the book.” Certainly with the advent of the Kindle and new ways of conveying writing online we are changing the way we read. But I think it’s premature to write the book’s obituary yet. Instead I think we’ll see a shift [...]

Can't… Avert… Eyes!

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

In what can only be the final culmination of internets and religion (and a sign that surely presages the eschaton) Jeff Geerling has produced LOLSaints. I, for one, welcome our new hagiographic overloards.

Our Religious Rorschach Test

Friday, January 16th, 2009

In our house, at the bottom of our main staircase, is a large picture of the Sacred Heart. It was a gift from a member of our parish who is in the regular habit of giving away such pictures (complete with the large, unwieldy frame), presumably even to strangers (since he gave us ours at [...]

Paschal Mystery Machine

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

This is too fun not to share: The Paschal Mystery Machine is owned by the Diocese of Green Bay Wisconsin. Fellow seminarian, Quinn Mann often showcases this vehicle on camping expeditions with a group called Catholic Youth Expeditions. He and his group use this unique vehicle to help promote the Gospel as well as evangelize [...]

Just for Fun: Bshp. Fulton J. Sheen on What's My Line?

Friday, September 5th, 2008