Dan Lord

I received a copy of a new book while I was at the monastery this week. I planned to read it when I got home, but as soon as I glanced at the first page, I knew I’d been given…

It has been said that “war divides, game shows unite.” Actually, that has never been said until this very moment, when I made it up, but it is certainly true. I myself have (semi) fond memories of my entire family…

The Grateful Drunk

by Dan Lord on June 11, 2012 · 15 comments

I don’t know if you can plead your own cause for sainthood, but I’ve decided that God intends for me to one day be known as St. Dan, Protector of Drunks. For whoever ends up defending my cause, your challenge…

A western full of cruel, blood-thirsty scoundrels blasting innocent people off of stagecoaches could be a great source of entertainment on a Friday night, but it isn’t a likely well from which to draw lessons about the Blessed Virgin Mary.…

The Everything Church

by Dan Lord March 26, 2012

“Be good at the one thing you do well.”
Some variation of that phrase has likely been batted around within the confines of your computer screen, I’m sure, or in a magazine or on a desk calendar near you. However,…

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