The Supreme “Irregularity”

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The New American Bible notes on Matthew’s detailing of Jesus’s genealogy point out that many of the names we hear do not appear in Old Testament genealogy. The notes also point… Continue reading The Supreme “Irregularity”

Simbang Gabi 2017: Taking People Into Our Home

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. (Matthew 1:24, NAB) I remember the first time my friend Mimi told me about Simbang Gabi. Even for an early riser like me, nine days of 5 a.m. Mass sounded like a rather large… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2017: Taking People Into Our Home

Those Who Came Before Us

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  My maternal grandmother was born on September 8, 1900, in Bessemer, Michigan, an Upper Peninsula town near the Wisconsin border where almost all the men, including her father,… Continue reading Those Who Came Before Us