When we're arguing with the past ...
When we're arguing with the past, we're really arguing with the present.Joel Miller, Miller's Book ReviewThat is so true it hardly seems worth saying, but when you look at our cultural state with it in...
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Road Tripping in Turkey
EatingAsia has a fascinating piece called Road Tripping in Turkey, or How to Self-Drive and Survive. It also has some gorgeous photography, as anyone who hangs out there much would expect. In fact, I...
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Snow balls
Snow balls, Bertha Lum. Via J.R.'s Art Place.I can feel how much fun they're having! We actually got a little snow yesterday. It was too powdery to do much with but the little kids still had fun trying.
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Sources for Gospel of Mark Bible Study
I began reading The Memoirs of St. Peter, a new translation of Mark, and remembered these notes. Heavens to Betsy! The last time we looked at the Gospel of Mark together it was 2012!We're way past time...
View ArticleGunpowder and books
Gunpowder destroys itself along with its victim, while a book can keep on exploding for centuries.Christopher Morley, The Haunted Bookshop Amen, amen!
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Altar Boy
Vincenzo Irolli, Altar Boy via I Am A Child Isn't this curious scamp adorable? Check the link in the caption for many more Vincenzo Irolli paintings. I'd never heard of that artist before but found...
View ArticleBookish Diversions: Shhh! Happens
From one of my favorite spots on the internet, Joel Miller at Miller's Book Reviews tells us a lot of things about libraries, including this which made me very happy:Younger Americans love libraries....
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Lectio Divina — Fiction
Notice that the apostles’ first and most important duty was simply to “be with him*”—to “waste time” in the presence of Jesus, loving him and being loved by him, learning his ways, letting their hearts...
View ArticleGenesis and cell phones
To read Genesis for its views about evolutionary theories is like reading Genesis for its views about cell phones.Dr. Chrostopher Kaczor,Word on Fire Bibel: The PentateuchThat's just so spot on it made...
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Dream During the Dance
Dream During the Dance (Ensueño durante el baile) Rogelio de EgusquizaClick on the image to see the details close up. This is just beautiful work and, of course, I'm always a sucker for a gorgeously...
View ArticleHot Pepper Popcorn
Once again we have the playoffs coming and once again I bring you this popcorn that will delight anyone who enjoys a little spice with their popcorn crunch. Get the recipe for Hot Pepper Popcorn at...
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Evening Elegance: Birch Ambiance
Evening Elegance: Birch Ambiance, Remo SavisaarThis reminds me of growing up in Kansas and Missouri where winter weather gave us gorgeous snow covered trees.
View ArticlePolycarp's Zinger
For more than half a century Polycarp devoted himself to teaching sound doctrine and opposing heresy. Once on a visit to rome he had snubbed the heretic Marcion. "Don't you know who I am, Polycarp?" he...
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Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children — “Only love...
Now that Roe v. Wade has been struck down it is easy to think that our job is done. However, the issue is not gone, but merely moved into more local arenas for decisions. And so our job is to pray and...
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Psalm 40 — Waiting Patiently
During the attack, as you suffer the afflictions and wish to learn the advantage of steadfast patience, sing Psalm 40.Athanasius, On the Interpretation of the PsalmsThis one has been long regarded as...
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The Expressive Voice of the Longhorn
"No wild animal, or domestic either, has as many vocal tones as the Longhorn. In comparison, the bulls and cows of highly bred varieties of cattle are voiceless. The cow of the Longhorns has one moo...
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Episode 324 of A Good Story is Hard to Find: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.
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St. Francis De Sales Memorial
Francis de Sales, CO OM OFM Cap. (French: François de Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Anglican and Catholic church. He became noted...
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