Tag Archives: evangelizing

Advent 2021: Another Year of Our Long Watch

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

It’s that time of year. Daily reminders of how many shopping days remain before Christmas fill some with dread, others with relief. Folks enjoy, endure or try to ignore another season of “Jingle Bells,” “Santa Baby” and “Frosty the Snowman.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, Catholic | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Reading, Writing, Preferences, Priorities, and Acts 1:8

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

I enjoy reading. Some folks don’t. I have no idea what fraction of readers boast of their bookish practices. Or how many non-readers argue that reading is a waste of time. Apart, perhaps, from their occasional dip into a how-2 … Continue reading →

Posted in a Writer, Being, Creativity, Discursive Detours, Series | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Taking to the (Digital) Streets: Advent and Social Media

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I still see the occasional “REPENT, THOU WRETCHED SINNER” stuff in my social media feeds. But I very strongly suspect that fire and brimstone fundraisers are passé, and have been for decades. Maybe I’d get more attention if I ranted, … Continue reading →

Posted in Discursive Detours, Journal | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

New on Blogroll+ — Word on Fire Catholic Ministries

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Brian H. Gill

I finished reading “Letter to a Suffering Church” this weekend. It’s Bishop Robert Barron’s discussion of the sexual abuse scandal that’s been momentarily eclipsed by election-year sturm und drang. And that’s a topic for another day. Topics. The book’s publisher … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, Catholic | Tagged , | Leave a comment