I haven’t really watched Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood since I was a kid. I don’t remember much about it except what has been parodied: the song, the sweater, the tennis shoes, vaguely the puppets. So I decided to refresh my memory and watch a little. It all comes rushing back, mostly this character: Mr. Rogers. Although, by all accounts, it is …
St. Samuel Mockbee
I am so thankful to Fred Pena for bringing Samuel Mockbee to our attention. When the saints series was originally conceived, I had in mind people who had some direct impact on who we are as a church. My thinking has since changed for the better. There are so many who labor out there in the world, who are doing …
St. Johnny Cash
Perhaps more than any other person we have canonized, Johnny Cash exemplifies what we mean by saint. Not that he was a pure, moral, and good person; he was not. But integral to sainthood is the hagiography, the story of the saint that we tell. We know they are not entirely true, but we tell them because we are really …