The Event: His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan faces off with His Truthiness Stephen Colbert, moderated by James Martin, SJ The Date: Friday, September 14 – Feast of the Triumph of the Cross The Place: Fordham University Wonderful Illustration By: Fordham Student Tim Luecke Yes, I’m going! I can’t wait! I do so wish this was being televised, though. Seems like it would be great, impactful live tv! Read more
For crying out loud, Democrats? How insecure are you? If you’re secure enough in what you believe — if you’re certain that you have a premium on the truth — then what’s so threatening about these welcome baskets that you can’t accept them with a little good grace, say “thank you” and then enjoy the pralines and throw the literature away, if you don’t like it? This reminds me of that silly female professor who had to leave a talk... Read more
In the mail today comes a paperback copy of Father James Martin’s book, Between Heaven and Mirth, and since I liked it so well when I read it the first time, I flipped through it again over lunch, and re-discovered this quote from St. Teresa of Avila: “From silly devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.” Ah, I thought. Sour is the mot juste! I don’t know whether it’s simply because times are hard and headlines are harrowing, or... Read more
Yesterday, the DNC had to pretend it had a 2/3 vote to assert that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and for the inclusion of the phrase, “God-given gifts” into their national platform, because three attempts to vote couldn’t bring it. Whether it was the “God” language or the “Jerusalem” language they resisted more is hard to say. But the nays seem to have it it. And then, of course, the mob boo’ed, jeered and hissed. Later, Bill Clinton came... Read more
Russian female choir “Sirin” performs Biblical psalm #136* in ancient Russian traditional orthodox style. From the french documentary “Le Silence des anges – Terres et voix de l’Orient orthodoxe” (by Olivier Mille et Jean-François Colosimo, France – Belgique, 1999) (H/T) By the rivers of Babylon there we sat and wept, remembering Zion; on the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our captors, for songs, our oppressors, for joy. “Sing... Read more
This kills me, from the moment they turn to each other and make eye contact until the dancing ends! Read more
After the Democrats made a hasty move to restore God and a policy about Jerusalem into their national platform, from which they’d earlier been expunged, I see a lot of headlines (and tweets) about this video, and describing convention attendees as “booing God and Jerusalem.” If, in fact, that’s what they’re doing, you gotta think that (especially for the so-called “smart” party**), that’s pretty dumb. Not only do you not put those optics out there, you also don’t give an... Read more
Throughout the summer, but particularly for the past five weeks, I have sat at my desk and watched the noontime summer brightness grow dim and become tinged with yellow-green, until finally the light has faded enough to tempt the streetlamps, and the tree in my backyard has drooped its arms from the weight of the air. And then, a thunder to rattle the very roof, and sharp flashes of lightning, all about, and a hard rain begins to fall —... Read more
Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com Two Patheos bloggers are talking seriously about women and sex today, both from very different perspectives, both worth reading. At Rebecca Hamilton’s blog Public Catholic, she has turned her space over to a guest blogger willing to share a harrowing story of the realities of human trafficking: I moved to New Orleans in 1980 and lived there for several years. I managed a restaurant and hotel on the outskirts of the French Quarter, and continued the... Read more
One of my favorite songs from the soundtrack from The Descendants . Dennis Pavao and the Makaha Sons, singing Ka Loke. Just so lovely and sweet! Read more
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