Why I Am Catholic
No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds has the details. You may now go one about your business. Read more
No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds has the details. You may now go one about your business. Read more
But I may be biased. Roll clip. (more…) Read more
What follows is from Hilaire Belloc’s collection of essays, First and Last (<<= free on Kindle). Not bad reading on this good saint’s feast day. Saint Patrick If there is one thing that people who are not Catholic have gone wrong upon more than another in the intellectual things of life, it is the conception of a Personality. They are muddled about it where their own little selves are concerned, they misappreciate it when they deal with the problems of society, and... Read more
I don’t know the answer to either question, actually. Only they, and God, know. I mention it only because in a recent interview in Rolling Stone, Gates mentioned that he attends a Catholic Church with his wife Melinda, and that they have raised their children in the Church. As for Westboro Baptist’s founder, I learned that he is on his deathbed AND has been “excommunicated” from the church he started. Let’s look at what the founder of Microsoft said first.... Read more
Just give ’em some π. But what you see above is the hard way to get π. What’s the easy way? You mean you FORGOT?! (more…) Read more
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Spring must be in the air, or something, because my mind is on art that doesn’t belong in a gallery. The image above is art that I can appreciate right about now. The science that brings about the machinery is art as well. At least to me. Take a look at this short video of a Mark I Ford GT40. Therein, we get to see the machined beauty of the car in fine... Read more
Often times, we outsmart ourselves. Over-think things, over-analyze, study, weigh carefully before we decide to act. These are generally accepted principles for decision making. In many cases, this process makes a lot of sense. In others, it is the treadmill to oblivion. Bear with me here. One of the hallmarks of the Marine Corps, that strange monastic-like, military order I was affiliated with, is very simple. (more…) Read more
Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt. —Pope Francis, Message of His Holiness for Lent 2014 Oh. Wait. (more…) Read more
It has been a roller coaster of a week. Russia invited themselves into Ukraine, Pope Francis gave another interview, a bishop in Texas did what he had to do, the reverberations of which are still rippling outwards. Can you say, hurly-burly? I’m reminded of what Rumer Godden wrote in the opening lines of In This House of Brede, (more…) Read more
In the past, I’ve shared some stories on Christian saints who survived for long periods of time on the the Eucharist alone. Below is a story on how St. Francis of Assisi spent Lent one year, eating only a small portion of his provisions. (more…) Read more
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