Holy Trinity Sunday

Few teachings of the Church have been more misunderstood. The mystery of the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is the central mystery of our Catholic faith. Its really good to have a special day set aside to realize the importance of this critical aspect of faith.

With all the philosophical knots the idea of the Trinity can tie your brain in, it can be easy to forget how simply it can be demonstrated. One of my favorite saints, as well as one of my patrons, St. Patrick used a humble shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the people of Ireland. Sometimes showing is more useful than trying to intellectualize. God made the Trinity hard to explain, but easy to see. Just look at a patch of clover and you'll see it.

Onebillionstories.com Update

Quick lil' update on Seth's trip. The Focus Conference is over and the website is up and running. Seth's got a handful of interviews up already. There's an interview with an college athelete, an artist, a Capuchin friar, a seminarian, and a couple more.

Plus, it sounds like Seth should be posting an interview he had with Fr. Benedict Groeschel, very cool!

As always, go to Onebillionstories.com to check on his progress and give him a hand. There's also a facebook site for all you facebookers out there.

Pray that Seth will survive the arctic temps currently engulfing Florida

Onebillionstories.com is a Go!

The beginning of the new year means the FOCUS conference in Florida is coming to an end and Seth DeMoor is starting his bike ride through the south, collecting story after story of Catholic life in America today.

Onebillionstories.com is the place to check out his progress, and I'll be doing my best to keep up with him on the trek. When you're on the trail, a lot can happen, so check back often.
An interview with artist Gwyneth Holston is the newest video, not to mention an interview dealing with daily Mass.

If you're along the road he's on, don't be shy! If you can give him a hand with a meal or a place to crash (sleep, not an actual bike crash), please do so!

Seth's Project

I love it when young Catholics take it upon themselves to make a difference in some way, instead of just sitting at home waiting for someone else to rock the boat. Seth DeMoor is definitely one of them. Seth is a soon-to-be graduate at the University of Colorado who is preparing to set out on a journey across the southern U.S. via bicycle, interviewing Catholic faithful along the way to find out what makes the Catholic faith...well, the faith.

Check out his site OneBillionStories.com to see what its all about.

He'll be kicking off the trek in January of 2010, so you still have plenty of time to check it out and see how you can help. His route will stretch from Florida, along the gulf coast, through Texas and up into Colorado. There's several videos already on the site explaining his plans and what he hopes will happen with God's help.

Give Seth a shout if you live along the trek path (or if you don't) and give him some support!