Something for Sunday Morning
Thomas takes a shot at abusive methods of centering prayer:
"Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad
ones. Unoccupied, they cannot be."
St. Thomas More
Eric Scheske
Saturday Stuff
The National Catholic Register has started a Pope watch blog: Pope2008.com
[http://www.pope2008.com/]. It'll cover the Pope's trip to the United States.
The cyber-place to be this papal visit.
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A few jokes I received yesterday:
1. A man with a gun went
Brews You Can Use
Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and
wine
tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products. .
. . But opponents contend the program sets a bad example by exposing children
to
alcohol consumption.
[http://www.ajc.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/
Thursday
A neighbor says he wasn't bowled over when he heard: Authorities are
considering
charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for
two
years – so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the boyfriend
finally
The Wednesday Eudemon
Well, I doubt I can top yesterday's popularity (hatred, whatever). Fifty
comments, which is easily a TDE record. I'm not sure a post has ever topped 20,
and I know a post has never received more than 30. So, what do I dis for an
encore?
Are You Pro-Life? Yes, I'm For Everything That's Good.
"Pro-life" means you're against murder. Can we keep that simple premise in mind?
I started thinking about this yesterday when I stumbled across this post at Vox
Nova [http://vox-nova.com/2008/03/10/vetoes-of-evil/] that basically says water
boarding and sticking
Confusion Continues
The Associated Press continues the confusion about deadly v. mortal sin. In
olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the
Catholic
Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its
updated thou-shalt-not list.
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_
Hopeless Confusion in the Press
Can someone call Fox News and explain to them the difference between "mortal
sins" and the "deadly sins"? This story ("Vatican Adds Seven New Deadly Sins
Including Abortion, Contraception and Drug-Dealing
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336330,00.html]") hopelessly confuses
Monday Moanin'
My parents took my five (yes, five) youngest, ages 2 to 11, to the Detroit area
for my niece's birthday party yesterday. The arrangement left Marie and I with
our two oldest, 14 and 13. We celebrated "Big person Sunday" by exercising,
cleaning the house, then
Something for Sunday Morning
"[W]hen you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration." St. John
Chrysostom.
Unless, of course, you need to chat with your neighbor to see how things are
going, find out the weather forecast, and behave like you're at a cocktail
party. Real