Last summer, when Anne Rice loudly announced that she was “quitting” Christianity but not Christ, I wrote a long point-by-point response that seems to have gone missing in my move over to Patheos. Hopefully it will be recovered, but thanks to Ed Driscoll, some of it can be read at his place, including this part: Anne Rice wants to do the Life-in-Christ on her own, while saying “Yes” to the worldly world and its values. She seems not to realize... Read more
Really drowning in work over here, and also dealing with a stubborn keyboard, so blogging will be light for the next couple of hours. Enjoy this Carson clip. Was there ever a talk-show host who enjoyed his guests more? It’s so refreshing to watch someone not over-involved with irony. Read more
Okay, now that you’ve had a week or so to play with it, how are you liking the new comments thingy? Once you register your Disqus ID you shouldn’t have to keep entering your email address, as some have mentioned. But overall, do you like it, hate it, find it Meh? Is there a strong feeling for keeping it, or going back to the old comments? Let me know! Let me know HERE, in the comments section – not by... Read more
Yes, I rooted for the Packers, and was very glad to see them win. UPDATE: And not just because of this: Read about it here. Read more
It is fascinating to ponder the Taoist idea of Yin and Yang – the notion of an eternal cycle that grows to a fullness that must then transition to something else. I wrote about it once, in a manner of speaking, when thinking about the bliss of the Divine Office: A beautiful depiction of the constant-renewal of the world and all Creation in it, including you and me. I prayed the psalms and considered the slow lifting of the darkness... Read more
My friend Tony Rossi — who has a fun and thoughtful piece up over at Patheos, looking at the headline-reflecting themes on this seasons episodes of “V”, particularly as pertains to the ongoing battle between people of faith and the secularists (do read!) — sent along this cute piece from NCR, asking which personality are you in the Catholic Combox?. Encyclical Man. Encyclical Man has a quote from a papal document for every occasion. Doesn’t matter if you are talking... Read more
There is a poem by Rudyard Kipling – I’m sure we all know it: If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too... Read more
I can never say enough good things about Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey, whom I call “blogfather” because it was his initial blog, Captain’s Quarters, that first piqued my interest in blogging. Ed managed to blog in a way that was smart, gentlemanly and fair and I thought I might be able to do that, too. Heh. Clearly I have not managed to be as smart, gentlemanly or fair as he, but I am glad I took the plunge; blogging has... Read more
And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined to be the rise and the fall of many in Israel, and a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.” The Gospel According to Luke, Chapter 2 It is odd that this feastday -The Feast... Read more
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