Religion

"The saints are the true interpreters of Holy Scripture." Benedict XVI

Tiger, Brit, and Kerouac A lot of people are upset about Brit Humes' advice to Tiger Woods last week ( linked here at TDE [https://thedailyeudemon.com/12531/]). "Post media critic Tom Shales put him in the category of a 'sanctimonious busybody' engaged in 'telling people

“Modesty is praised in humans because it is not a matter of nature, but of will.” Lactantius

"When man begins to see and to live from God's perspective, when he is a companion on Jesus' way, then he lives by new standards, and something of the eschaton, of the reality to come, is already present." Benedict XVI.

"According to many authors of spiritual books, progress in our life of piety depends a good deal on our recognition and understanding of our dominant defect. This is the defect that has the biggest influence on our behavior and thinking. It typically becomes evident in what we do, what

"Blessed are we when we know how to bring peace to the afflicted, when we serve as instruments of unity of unity in our families, among our workmates and in all those we meet in the course of our daily lives. To put this vitally important commitment into practice,

"Only the man who is reconciled with God can also be reconciled and in harmony with himself, and only the man who is reconciled with God and with himself can establish peace around him and throughout the world." Benedict XVI

You Offended Him?! I find this story from yesterday's New York Post [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dolan_gives_the_times_holy_hell_C79kb04ndK2nKWVWLO8O0K] significant: "New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan has condemned The New York Times -- blasting the Gray Lady and its columnist Maureen

"[L]et us love, for love will give us everything." de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence. BTW: Happy All Saints Day. > Calling the saints to mind inspires, or rather arouses in us, above all else, a longing to enjoy their company, so desirable in itself. We long