Something for Sunday Morning
"The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.” GKC
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From the Notebooks
From the Notebooks
While recently trying to understand better the origins of nobility, I ran across
this passage from Will Durant's The Age of Faith that got me wondering why
people think the European Union is a viable concept.
Durant is writing about the rise of feudalism and
Friday
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
Thanksgiving Day
“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross
people.” Samuel Johnson
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that
gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” G.K. Chesterton
“Gratitude is characteristic only of the humble. The egotistic are so
Wednesday
Black Wednesday: Special BYCU Edition
The day of the year when all bars get into the black. Well, kinda. Two days from
now is called "Black Friday" (increasingly, "Black Thursday
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_%28shopping%29#Black_Thursday]")
because that's when
Tuesday
Random
Welcome, Rutgers and Maryland, to Big Ten country. I long thought West Virginia
and Iowa State would make good fits, but I guess this works fine, too. * * * * *
* * Get 'em while they're hot: Obama nativity kits
[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-to-accompany-baby-jesus-wise-
Monday
Helladay Parade
There's a small city called "Battle Creek" about 50 minutes from my house. It's
the home of Kellogg and Post, making it the "Cereal Capital of the World." It
has about 60,000 people and puts together a lot of
Something for Sunday Morning
“Beware of money and the desire for ease and comfort, for it will turn your
heart from God, Mother Teresa taught them. 'One loses touch with God when one
takes hold of money.'” David Scott, on Mother Teresa.
Saturday
I'm going to need a ton of compost next Spring, so I packed away as much extra
material this Fall as I could find. Thing is, it might not break down by next
May. The answer? Generate heat. Marie was throwing away our pool's solar cover,
Friday
BYCU
I snapped this pic of a painting at the St. John's Inn in Plymouth, Michigan.
The Inn, I'm told, is the home of Cardinal Maida
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Maida]. I've never seen him kicking around
there, but if I did,