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Wednesday

Labor v. Leisure There's a thing called the "disutility of labor." It's a fancy phrase that basically means people prefer leisure over labor. We constantly see people make current sacrifices in order to get advantages later, and one of the principle advantages is leisure.

Something for Sunday Morning

On Work Francis Fernandez: "Our Lord wants those who follow him in the midst of the world to be people who work well. They must be known for the quality of their work, which will have the prestige of excellence, and be thoroughly competent in their job or profession.

Wednesday

Lewis and Belloc The September/October edition of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/wordpress/] features am interview with Peter Milward, S.J. Milward has been around awhile, as evidenced by this great Lewis anecdote: "Long before I went up to Oxford in 1950, I had been a devout

Wednesday

Woe the Man with Halitosis I found a book on sports psychology at the library last week. It could aptly be called, "The Tao and Sports." Because the Tao has long intrigued me (note [http://dailyeudemonannex.blogspot.com/2011/01/monday.html]), I checked it out. I suspect

Something for Sunday Morning

“The rational creature cannot wish not to be happy.” St. Thomas Aquinas

Something for Sunday Morning

“In so far as it is loved, everything becomes a source of pleasure.” St. Thomas Aquinas

Something for Dec. 26th

Today is the Feast of St. Stephen. The Catholic Church loves its paradoxes: The day of intense joy followed by a day of sobering reality. Joy and martyrdom, love and hatred of love, Everlasting Life and grisly death. Note: The above is accurate, but since it's also Sunday,

Something for Sunday Morning

"Start by making your own homes places where peace, happiness, and love abound, through your love for each member of our family and for our neighbors." Mother Teresa. Good advice for the entire year, but especially these coming weeks.

Monday

Big Albert It's the Memorial of St. Albert the Great [http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ALBERT.HTM]. I've long been intrigued with Albertus Magnus. He not only taught St. Thomas Aquinas, and he not only early recognized STA's brilliance ("You call him

Something for Sunday Morning

“Thoughts gather about the soul according to its underlying quality.” The Philokalia