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Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, 2013
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November 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Great Battle In Heaven, Like You’ve Never Seen It
November 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Great Battle in Heaven, by Daniel Mitsui.
And there was made a great battle in heaven, Michael and his Angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his Angels: and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast forth, the old serpent, which is called the Devil and Satan, which seduceth the whole world: and he was cast into the earth, and his Angels were thrown down with him. —Revelation 12:7-9 [Read more...]
What the Basílica de la Sagrada Família Will Look Like When Finished…
September 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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And you thought it was incredible already? You’re right, but there is more. Much more. [Read more...]
I Could Listen to Seamus Heaney Reading “Beowulf” For Hours (Requiescat In Pace) UPDATES
August 30, 2013 By 3 Comments
I shared what follows last summer. I’m sharing it with you again because this morning I learned that Seamus Heany has crossed over from death into eternity. Here’s a snippet from the obituary posted by the BBC. [Read more...]
“There is a wide difference between Christians and the men of this world.”
August 25, 2013 By 2 Comments
You mean like this?
That’s the title of the fourth homily of Macarius. I thought of his homilies after meditating a bit on today’s Gospel reading. You know, the part that goes “strive to enter through the narrow gate…” [Read more...]
WYD Flashback With Matt Maher, And His Story On How The Song Came To Be Written…
August 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
In adoration before Our Eucharistic Lord…
It’s been a week since World Youth Day wrapped up and everyone checked out of Rio and headed back from whence they came. Pilgrims from every clime and place, reinvigorated after resting awhile with their peers, their Church, and the Lord.
A lot of hoopla was made about some of the events. [Read more...]
Jessica Rey On Bathing Suits: “Who Says It Has To Be Itsy Bitsy?” UPDATED
June 18, 2013 By 5 Comments
Better, longer, and more involved posts on modesty, swim suits, and debates surrounding the same can be found at other blogs. Try Marc Barnes, the Holy Fool, Lifeteen, etc., for the dos, don’ts, whys, and wherefores of the perennial bikini controversy. [Read more...]
Did You See the 60 Minutes Piece on Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia?
June 9, 2013 By 4 Comments
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Check it out right here. The segment is called God’s Architect, and it is quite fascinating. [Read more...]
We Live On An Unusual Planet In An Unusual Solar System. That’s Two “Unusuals.”
May 7, 2013 By 4 Comments
Or so we thought…
Image Credit: Robert Krulwich/NPR
Yesterday, I was going on about the Sun. Today, Robert Krulwich, of NPR’s science desk, has a very interesting piece up today on a blog that is written and illustrated by him.
It’s called, Our Very Normal Solar System Isn’t Normal Anymore. [Read more...]
Why I Am Catholic? Because There Is So Much I Don’t Know, But the Church Does…
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Salvador Dali’s Christ of St. John of the Cross
For instance, on Good Friday, there is beautiful work of art called the Remonstrances that is sung. At least, it was sung. Perhaps we should sing them again. [Read more...]
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