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Hall of Famers and the Holy Name2 comments

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 days ago: Many art historians say: El Greco was a pioneer Modern painter. I have no interest in this thesis. E … more →

Tags: homilies, Ariel poems, Blake Gopnik, Blessed Virgin Mary, bow, Calendar, Date, Easter, el greco

Little Wonders1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 6 days ago: Did you know: Before Helen was taken from Sparta to Troy–even before she was married to king M … more →

Tags: Prayers, Rome, Abduction, aeneas, Baltimore, Christmas, Helen, Kidnap, Menelaus

Perfect Offering

frmarkdwhite wrote 1 week ago: Then the sacrifice of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord. –Malachi 3:4 Today is a great … more →

Tags: Priesthood, Sports, Prayers, Prayer, Basketball, Blessed Virgin Mary, lord jesus christ, Holy Mass, Sacrifice

Endless Skyway

frmarkdwhite wrote 2 weeks ago: My latest favorite subject is the new George Clooney movie. My favorite part is the end. My second-f … more →

Tags: Morals/Decision-Making, Up In The Air..., george clooney, George Will, Woody Guthrie, This Land is Your Land, universal destination of goods, Catholic social doctrine, Edmund Burke

Happiness is a Sharp Pencil

frmarkdwhite wrote 2 weeks ago: We do not want to dwell on the painful loss suffered by the Georgetown Hoyas yesterday evening, as t … more →

Tags: Sports, Saints, Rome, Basketball, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Pius XII, anniversary, vatican

Whiskey Rocks, Clooney Rocks1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 weeks ago: The adventure of Ernest Shackleton and his men was already one of the most wonderful events in histo … more →

Tags: Food, Ernest Shackleton, Whiskey, Antarctica, Up In The Air..., george clooney, Frequent Flier, Monk, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Retrospective Explanation3 comments

frmarkdwhite wrote 1 month ago: I am not much for apologias anymore. God knows the last time I tried to explain myself, it was kind … more →

Tags: Love Letters to You, lord of the rings, Aragorn, Frodo, ring, strider, Mount Doom, gollum, valar

Sweet Covers

frmarkdwhite wrote 1 month ago: What could be better than the simultaneous experience of: 1. Eighties nostalgia AND 2. The edgy soun … more →

Tags: Prince, Cover, Johnny Cash, Pop music, Ataris, eighties, The Be Good Tonyas, Don Henley, Phil Collins

Getting to Heaven and other news

frmarkdwhite wrote 2 months ago: Graft, a.k.a. the White Tree Down on the Mall, they keep putting up sculptures that make you think o … more →

Tags: homilies, Sports, local color, Holy Baptism, lord jesus christ, confession, Heaven, NBA, Wizards

Discussion Q's for the Weekend

frmarkdwhite wrote 2 months ago: The next Virginia Attorney General? (Click through to the links if you need more information.) 1. Is … more →

Tags: Morals/Decision-Making, Sports, Politics, Saints, death, Basketball, NBA, William Shakespeare, Halloween

Be My Speed1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 2 months ago: Basilica of St. Denis First thing this morning, I put my red on. But it wasn’t in honor of the … more →

Tags: Sports, Saints, marathon, Running, William Shakespeare, Baltimore, Henry V, Capitals, Hockey

More Gallery Visitation1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 months ago: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has housed a collection of Arms and Armor for a hundred y … more →

Tags: Saints, local color, death, St. Augustine, el greco, Heaven, Metropolitan Museum of Art, St. Stephen, dalmatic

Discovering El Greco1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 months ago: View of Toledo by El Greco In January, 1929, Louisine Havemeyer gave her late husband’s art co … more →

Tags: Sports, el greco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Football, NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Ray Lewis, Museo del Prado, Havemeyer

Ray, Jason, and St. Simon

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 months ago: I. Not sure how to watch the “Golf Channel.” But if I could, I would definitely tune in … more →

Tags: Sports, Saints, Prayer, Guest Contributions, Redskins, lord jesus christ, Jason Campbell, Golf, Football

The Church of the Apostles1 comment

frmarkdwhite wrote 3 months ago: If you believe that Jesus is the Christ, then you want to be in the Church Christ founded, the Churc … more →

Tags: Saints, church, hell, St. Robert Bellarmine, English

Compendium of John 6 Homilies + "How are you?"

frmarkdwhite wrote 4 months ago: Here are links to the homilies on John 6 that I have given recently: Introduction to John 6 “O … more →

Tags: homilies, Sermons, John 6, Compendium, star wars, Han Solo, death star, Negative, Reactor leak

Cato--or Laelius

frmarkdwhite wrote 4 months ago: I stand by what I said about Brett Favre: More power to him for wanting to stick it to the Packers. … more →

Tags: Morals/Decision-Making, Sports, Football, Roman, Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, michael vick, Green Bay Packers

Hibachi, Yes. Delpo, No. Plus, Tough Evangelization

frmarkdwhite wrote 4 months ago: Click here for some encouraging news about Gilbert Arenas. 40+ Wizards wins this season? Oh, yes … more →

Tags: Sports, Basketball, Tennis, andy murray, NBA, Wizards, Gilbert Arenas, Evangelization, H. L. Mencken

The Russell Files, Episode 2

frmarkdwhite wrote 4 months ago: Today is the 1,751st anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Lawrence the Deacon. Last fall, we highligh … more →

Tags: Sports, Arguments for the faith, Saints, Tennis, Evelyn Waugh, St. Lawrence, Bertrand Russell, America Magazine, Legg Mason


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