This Spanish priest is literally on fire with zeal for the Lord. His message about sin, hell, repentance, and forgiveness (todo dado en español) is powerful. As a spiritual work of mercy this Lent, I’d suggest you share this around with your Spanish-speaking friends and family. Post it to your FaceBook pages, blogs, etc. I don’t know who the priest is (yet), but he’s really nailed this subject.

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How to Go to Confession

February 24, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Maybe it’s been a long time since you’ve received this sacrament, or perhaps you’d like to show this to your youngster who’s preparing to receive First Holy Communion. Or maybe you’re not Catholic and you’re just curious what happens when a Catholic goes to confession. Whatever the reason, this video may prove helpful to you.

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Tracy (CA) Residents to Pay Big Bucks For 911 Calls

February 23, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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I was born and raised in Southern California and lived most of my life there. I’ve known for a long time that the state has been run into the ground by the seemingly unending cavalcade of inept and venal politicians who have been running (and ruining) the show there for decades.

I know things in California are going from bad to worse, but I didn’t realize it had come to this:

Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency.

But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allows them to call 9-1-1 as many times as necessary.

Or, there’s the option of not signing up for the annual fee. Instead, they will be charged $300 if they make a call for help.

“A $300 fee and you don’t even want to be thinking about that when somebody is in need of assistance,” said Tracy resident Greg Bidlack.

Residents will soon receive the form in the mail where they’ll be able to make their selection. No date has been set for when the charges will go into effect.

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You're not seeing what you think you're seeing

February 23, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Incredible, mind-blowing technology is being used in movies these days that convinces you you’re seeing something that’s not really there, as this series of back-lot scenes from TV-shows and movie sets reveals.

From an entertainment standpoint, I think all this is truly marvelous. I love how they can simulate anything, any location, any situation using green-screen shoots overlaid with computer graphic illustration (and other such technically devised illusions). But this is also a cause for concern if this grand technology were ever employed nefariously in an effort to deceive people on a wide scale — e.g., to make them think they are seeing, let’s say, something menacing or enticing in the sky.

Don’t get me wrong. I am happy to see these amazing advances in technology which allow us to expand our ability to imagine. I’m just a little leery about the potential for its misuse. In any case, sit back and enjoy a few minutes of cinematographic magic.

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All your football are belong to them

February 18, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Remember how, when you were a kid, and you were gonna play football with a bunch of other kids and the two captains would pick teams and everyone would stand around waiting to get picked and you were never picked first, or second, or third, or even fourth, and possibly not even fifth? Remember that? Well, these are the guys who always got picked first.

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Remember, man, that thou art mud, and to mud thou shalt return

February 17, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Here’s a humorous visual for your Ash-Wednesday start of Lent. Yes, today is a day of serious introspection and prayerful contemplation. So, think of this video as a reminder of how often we fail.

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