Stuff you'll want to read

Father James Martin is tired of hearing that celibacy "causes" people to become pedophiles. "One of the many goals of celibacy is to love people as freely as possible and as profoundly as possible."

Tim Carney's severely disabled nephew, spread more love in his short life than most of us ever will. 

Jennifer Fulwiler writes about the difference between a cowboy hat and a chapel veil, from her perspective as a convert (and a Texan). She makes more sense of wearing the veil than I could (even after 35 years!).

Thank me later.