The Crescat
Mateo Cerezo, the Younger c. 1665 Oil on Canvas Located in the Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest Read more
Mateo Cerezo, the Younger c. 1665 Oil on Canvas Located in the Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest Read more
… What did I just say about nothing being private on online? So this blogger posts a picture of herself in a bikini and, horror among horrors, her image is taken and used for a dieting advertisement. As the before photo. Yes, it’s highly insulting and ego bruising, but I am perplexed by her shock and outrage. Kudos to her for rocking a bikini in public and writing about it to help fat women with body issues. Her heart’s in... Read more
From my inbox, a reader’s question. Published with permission … Dear Crescat, I just started dating again after my divorce three years ago. My friends suggested I try Match.com. I signed up for it and met a really nice guy who seems decent. We exchanged a few emails and he asked for my number to call me. We exchanged flirty text messages for a couple of days and then he finally called. I was in class (I go to school... Read more
… Dear Sunday, It’s not you. It’s me. I completely understand why you left and I don’t blame you, Sunday. I treated you terribly, like you were no different than the other days of the week. You used to be special to me and than I started to take you for granted. I would have left too. It’s no secret that our relationship soured when I began seeing Saturday. Saturday was casual and effortless. I didn’t have too try hard... Read more
… To celebrate, the Vatican released an online publication of homilies and photos. Read more
A seven-member team of medical experts convoked by the Vatican reported there is no natural explanation for the survival of a child delivered stillborn and whose heart did not start beating until 61 minutes after his birth. The survival of the child, James Fulton Engstrom, now three years old and developing normally, was credited by his parents to a miracle attributable to the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who gained fame for his 1950s television show Life Is Worth Living... Read more
Giovanni Battista Caracciolo, The Agony Of Christ c. 1615 Read more
… I just can’t take it anymore. It has to be said. Young people… use your brains and quit abusing the internet. Consider your online presence and reputation, and know the internet is forever. Also, what has been seen cannot be unseen. Oh, and actions have consequences. Here, let me help you. DON’T… 1) When applying for a job or rental property, don’t use an email that contains slang terms, drug references, or sexual innuendos. Your friends might find your... Read more
The kids with their apps and fancy smart phones. Did you know reminders to pray and abstain from meat can be delivered right to your phone? Isn’t technology amazing? Here’s four suggested apps from NCR. Magnificat Magazine also has a downloadable app but I’m sort of partial to Focus’s Lentsanity campaign. It’s quirky and visually entertaining. What’s that you say? You don’t own a smart phone. Don’t worry, neither do I. I prefer old school, daily email reminders delivered to... Read more
… Happy Ash Wednesday. Er. Have a great penitential Lent, maybe? Happy suffering, y’all. I got my ashes. What? Can you prove I didn’t? I believe the ash under bangs phenomenon is referred to as the “Unsolved Mystery”. So do you have it all planned out yet, or are you like me, typically still scrambling for last minute Lenten ideas? Give up all the things! Actually, for the first time in several years I have a clear idea of what... Read more
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