The Anchoress
Appropos of nothing, except I liked it: “…sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.” – Terry Pratchett, The Truth Very true. Read more
Appropos of nothing, except I liked it: “…sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.” – Terry Pratchett, The Truth Very true. Read more
We haven’t talked much about Haiti, lately, but it’s not because the people there are forgotten or not in our prayers. I still pray for “my Haiti kids” every day, as well as all those who are still engaged with relief efforts there, and those who (like this priest and others) are at it every day. But my main source of info on Haiti is our friend DeLynn, and -as you read here– she is a bit distracted just now... Read more
Today at mass, our priest decided that the Gospel Narratives of the entry of Christ into Jerusalem, his arrest, trial and crucifixion all spoke for themselves. He decided that instead of a homily we should try to sit in silence, reflect on all of it, and begin to become “acquainted with silence; learn to welcome it, rather than fear it.” So, we sat in silence. And at the recessional, there was no song. Just silence. You could tell that people... Read more
Deacon Greg: They are a reminder – and an indictment. While we were standing here, crying out “Crucify him!,” we were clutching the branches that we used to sing out “Hosanna.” The palms reveal our very human duplicity. How easily we turn. How quickly we pivot from faithful, to faithless … from belief to doubt … from being disciples, to being betrayers. We start out acting like angels, singing “Hosanna.” And we end up just being the mob. It can... Read more
That would be Spengler’s assessment of our president, which I invite you to read in its entirety. Barack Obama is a clever fellow who imbibed hatred of America with his mother’s milk, but worked his way up the elite ladder of education and career. He shares the resentment of Muslims against the encroachment of American culture, although not their religion. He has the empathetic skill set of an anthropologist who lives with his subjects, learns their language, and elicits their... Read more
From the Onion, (Via) Stouffers To Include Suicide Prevention Tips On Single Serve Microwavable Meals Don’t forget to keep an eye on the banner scrawl. Also, an Onion classic: Manny Ramirez likes the Red Sox New Blue Uniforms Read more
The King is a Fink by Parker & Hart As Harriet the Spy’s father would say: “what a finking thing to do!” What a finking way to treat a visiting head of state who has always been a staunch ally. Disgraceful. Arrogant Unstatesmanlike Breathtakingly rude, willfully insulting Contemptible Bookworm asks: Has their ever been a more ungracious man in the White House? Nope. What an appalling Putz. Sounds like putsch, a little, doesn’t it. There, I’ve broken my own rule... Read more
Getty Images Rarely has the introduction of a work of art struck me as so exactly suited to its times as Antony Gormley’s Event Horizon, whereby we find ourselves encountering a naked fiberglass-and-metal naked man at random spots in the city. From March 26 to August 15, New Yorkers will be encountering this form -made from body casts of the artist- amid their daily meanderings. As morning fog lifts, his eerie-but-beautiful silhouette will be visible. Those texting as they walk... Read more
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When I decided to turn this into an Online Retreat Day, I confess I had not thought much about it ending on the vigil of the Feast of the Annunciation, one of the most important feast days of the church. But it always good to complete a day of prayer with meditation on this particular moment. Without Mary’s fiat to set the whole mysterious pageant of salvation into its culminating track, where would we be? Our good friends, the Dominican... Read more
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