"Intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships, in short, are investments in individuals rather than in project proposals..."

Friday, September 30, 2011

Exciting New Series (not) Coming to a Channel Near Me

Father Robert Barron is one of my favorite radio personalities.  He delivers a homily through his program "Word on Fire" on our local Relevant Radio station on Sundays.  I rely on it because I'm struggling right now with understanding our new priest.  Our new priest is lovely, but he is not from this country.  I find it very difficult to concentrate enough to truly understand all he is saying during the homily.  Thankfully, he writes up notes from his homily and places them in the bulletin.
Did you know that Fr. Barron was instrumental in creating a new series that is running on many PBS stations around the US?  The title of the series is:  Catholicism
Lucky are they who will have portions of it aired on their local PBS station.  Our local PBS affiliate is not carrying the series.  I see EWTN is carrying portions, too.  Has anyone seen any of the videos?  I would love to hear what you think.  This might be a family purchase!