From Joe's Desk...
This past Sunday in the Hollcraft household, there was a brief exchange of words that went something like this: Isaac, my 3 year old son: (While looking at a picture of Mary kissing the feet of the crucified Jesus) “He dead?” Mommy: “Yea, that is Mary kissing his feet.” Isaac:... Read more
There is genius in canonizing John XXIII and John Paul II on the same day
On Divine Mercy Sunday, Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII became forever know as Saint John Paul II and Saint John XXIII. Pope Francis clearly had something in mind when he decided to bypass the typical miracle required for the canonization of Saint John XXIII, and have these... Read more
The Power of the Holy Spirit (Like in Dynamite)
What do you think of when you first hear the word dynamite? The demolition of structures, gun-powder sticks, maybe a movie that featured the nitroglycerin based explosive; for myself, I will never be able to remove the fictional character of “J.J. Evans” (Jimmie Walker) from the 70’s sitcom Good Times... Read more
Grace (Like in Sap)
I still remember the opening tune to the popular Saturday morning show Land of the Lost . My favorite subject matter in grade school was the dinosaur age. I would often pass the time as a kid playing with my little dinosaur figurines. We had a pond in our backyard... Read more
A lesson from Inigo Montoya (Princess Bride)
Growing up in a large family, it was common for us to gather around the television on the weekend to watch some of our favorite movies. If it was not Star Wars or Indiana Jones, it was often a movie that was silly enough for us to laugh at, and... Read more