Vox Nova At The Library: The Stoneholding

Last updated on: October 6, 2010 at 10:38 am By Henry Karlson

The Stoneholding by James G. Anderson and Mark Sebanc. Baen Books. 2009. During the renaissance, one of the debates which intellectuals argued over was whether or not writers and orators should only imitate the styles (and thoughts) found in the great writers of antiquity. Those who said that one should follow this policy further suggested that one should only imitate the best: Cicero. While recognizing the good found in other authors, they said that Cicero’s works presented the highlight of... Read more

Winters on Benedict

Last updated on: October 5, 2010 at 12:54 pm By Morning's Minion

I’m too busy this week to write my own, so I will steal the posts of others! Michael Sean Winters has written a great little essay on the pope. I concur with practically every word, and I went through the very same path of initial anxiety to deep admiration. My main complaint with the papacy so far is that he has not done enough to clean house at the Vatican. The Sodanos are still in place. Brave leaders like Diarmuid Martin are... Read more

Wisdom’s Fire, Radiant and Unfading. Part II.

Last updated on: October 5, 2010 at 7:15 am By Henry Karlson

Part I Great is the mystery of the flame imperishable, An unending love that consumes as it is consumed, Heals as it burns: it is Wisdom infallible, Sophia, in her, through her, all is subsumed. Uncreated, she is divinity, the essence of the One, Of the Father, begetter unoriginate, Of the Son, by whom salvation is won, And of the Holy Spirit, love consummate. At the end of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, those participating in it sing: ... Read more

Bridezilla and Weddings, Inc.

Last updated on: October 4, 2010 at 7:51 pm By Matt Talbot

A couple years ago, I worked in phone tech support/customer service for a company that makes, among other things, custom-printed books that some people use as mementos for weddings. Every once in awhile, I would get a call from some newly-married woman who is having…”a fit” doesn’t adequately capture the flavor of the rant directed at me and my company. Her book had some sort of problem with the binding, or one or more of the photos came out slightly... Read more

John Michael Talbot – Peace Prayer of St. Francis

Last updated on: October 4, 2010 at 7:34 am By Henry Karlson

I did not make this video, but I thought it did such a good job in bringing out the message of St Francis that I wanted to share it with others for his feast. Pax et bonum! Read more

Quote of the Day

Last updated on: October 3, 2010 at 3:55 pm By Matt Talbot

From Michael Moore, at the end of his movie about health care, Sicko: It was hard for me to acknowledge that in the end, we truly are in the same boat. And that, no matter what our differences, we sink or swim together. That’s how it seems to be everywhere else. They take care of each other – no matter what their disagreements. You know when we see a good idea from another country, we grab it. If they build... Read more

A Pilgrimage

Last updated on: October 2, 2010 at 3:58 pm By Matt Talbot

Who knows how long this will last? You know, we’ve come so far so fast. But, somewhere back there, in the dust, Is that same small town in each of us. –Don Henley and Bruce Hornsby The End of the Innocence I gave notice at my job a couple seeks ago, because I’ve been feeling increasingly restless doing the receptionist duties that have been how I made my living the last year or more. It has not been feeding me,... Read more

Wisdom’s Fire, Radiant and Unfading. Part I.

Last updated on: October 1, 2010 at 2:13 pm By Henry Karlson

Royal colors shine through the clouds at dawn, Red, purple and blue envelop the sky, Petitioning those under its watch to look on, To lift their eyes to the heavens on high. The dread night is over, its terrors overcome, The bright sun has gently arisen in glory, Nurturing the soul, so what once was numb, Feels eucatastrophic joy at the end of the story. In his essay, “On Fairy Stories,” J.R.R. Tolkien gives to his readers one of his... Read more

Bono on the Song, Jesus Christ

Last updated on: September 30, 2010 at 2:59 pm By Henry Karlson

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Mark Twain: The Duty of Christians to Vote

Last updated on: September 29, 2010 at 7:56 am By Henry Karlson

Is there such a thing as Christian citizenship? No, but it could be created. The process would be quite simple, and not productive of hardship to any one. It will be conceded that every man’s first duty is to God; it will also be conceded, and with strong emphasis, that a Christian’s first duty is to God. It then follows, as a matter of course, that it is his duty to carry his Christian code of morals to the polls... Read more