with the way things are going in the Church, the culture, the government, you name it. Yet I’m not hopeless. I’m counting on God to be in charge and me to do my best and that’s the only way to muddle through. Read the paper. Gnash your teeth. Say your prayers. Roll up your sleeves.
It's been over a year…
so I finally took the time to change the air filter on my car. The old one was in tough shape, no sunlight passing through and gunk on the back side. The box where it was placed had tree seeds in the bottom probably picked up by the cool air intake in the wheel well earlier in spring. The whole thing needed to be vacuumed and a new filter installed. I presumed the car breathed a lot easier when it was done.
Sometime soon it would be good for me to go to confession, for roughly the same reasons.
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Sign of the times…
I went to Guitar Center tonight to purchase a power cord for my small amplifier. It cost US $9.99. The clerk told me that I could finance the amount over 12 months with no interest. I declined.
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Information…
on the average salary for a Roman Catholic Priest in the United States. Thought you might like to know.
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For your consideration…
In this respect, it is worth remembering that our English word “courage” translates what the ancient Greeks called andreia, literally “manliness,” and we insist, with Ambrose and other church fathers, that elementary manliness is an essential, irreplaceable requirement of the pastoral office…
Read more here.
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From the Curt Jester…
On people of faith just mindlessly following dogma…
I guess they have a point and if you look at the world of religion that is why you find no disagreements in the religious sphere. No heresies throughout history, no dissenters, everybody just tows the line and follows along doing no thinking at all. This also explains why there is only one world religion. Amazing how all theology books just line up together. We just keep going on non-thinking together and never questioning anything!
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Interesting thoughts…
…St. Paul was clear that government is ordained by God, and St. Thomas helps us see that a robust public sphere protects us from the consequences of our sinfulness, as well as helping us achieve the goods only possible in community. However, as Yuval Levin recently argued in National Affairs, at this juncture of history, if we care about preserving the goods of government, then we need to recognize the limits of government—and we need to gather the political will to impose those limits.
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If you're in Hawaii…
consider visiting St. Juvenaly Mission. It’s near Kona on the Big Island (Hawaii). Attend a liturgy and you can have a taste of heaven in paradise.
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The place my heart needs to be…
- I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand- Refrain:
Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
- Refrain:
- I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name - He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead
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Train your brain…
to crave healthy foods. Interesting.
