Something for Sunday Morning
"We shall ask him to help us uproot our egoism, to cure us of thinking too much
about ourselves and to eliminate from our hearts any kind of lukewarmness."
Francis Fernandez
Eric Scheske
Saturday
BYCU: Special Edition
I think it's safe to say that most people will be celebrating St. Patrick's Day
this evening. If you over-celebrate, check out this story about all the new
hangover remedies on the market today
[http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/03/15/beverages-to-cure-your-st-pattys-day-hangovers/
(Untitled)
Check out this video (it'll pop up automatically): 90 Seconds to a New Pope
[http://catholicvote.org/].
Friday
BYCU
During the conclave, the Cardinals are locked away. What do they do during those
hours? Meet, discuss, pray, vote, eat. And drink, apparently, based on what I
saw at this site [http://osbnorcia.org/2013/03/13/conclavebeer]. * * * * * * *
It makes sense. You'll find God in a few
Thursday
Francis I
A Jesuit that was at least mildly endorsed by the National Catholic Reporter
[http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/papabile-day-men-who-could-be-pope-13]? An
announcement that such a man is Pope normally would've sent a chill down my
spine, but not with this man. Francis I looks awfully solid, as
Wednesday
Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine
[http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible
for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a
sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson
sent me a file full
It’s Time We Recognize Noise as the Eighth Capital Sin
I’m thinking the list of seven capital sins — Pride, Envy, Avarice, Anger, Sloth, Gluttony, Lust — ought to be expanded to eight.
This may be audacious of me, and I’m not sure what type of campaign I’d need in order to obtain official recognition for an eighth sin,
Monday
Fox Sports is Coming
Hallelujah! Is the tyranny of women's basketball and NASCAR coverage about to
end? Fox is launching a nationwide sports network to compete with ESPN
[http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/03/news-corp%E2%80%99s-athletic-ambitions?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/foxsports]
.
Please, Fox,
Something for Sunday Morning
"Touch God's heart every day in the only way most of us can: through little
things." Francis Fernandez
Saturday
Pope Stuff
Is it just me, or does the entire Cardinal conclave have the media feel of NFL
Draft Day? My gosh, the Internet is flooded with Vatican stories, from what the
new Pope will wear
[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/fashion/when-the-pope-is-chosen-his-tailors-will-be-ready.html?partner=rss&emc=