Religion

"Every sin, if persisted in, will become heinous." Samuel Johnson

Catholics in a Strange Land Living the Tolerance Dream Want to feel grateful? Read about the experience of nineteenth-century American Catholics. Consider this ten-year period: In 1834, Samuel F.B. Morse, of Morse Code fame, published his Catholic-hating Foreign Conspiracy against the Liberties of the United States. A New England

"Sacred Scripture calls all of us to a lofty, perfect holiness. The saints are men and women who say a complete yes to this call, not merely in prayerful sentiments but also in daily decisions and actions." Thomas Dubay, Saints: A Closer Look.

"Perhaps it is in joy that we distinguish true virtue from false virtue." Francis Fernandez

I guess I could write about the bailout, but (i) everyone else is, and (ii) it's hard to blog on this Commodore 64. I had to sell my good computer so my kids could eat. My general opinion is that a bailout must occur, and it probably will.

"There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great." G.K. Chesterton

"Your patience has to get ahead of your bad feelings, wearing them out before they provoke more harm." St. John of Avila

Screw the Poor Alms in the Age of Affluence Things were so much simpler in the old days. Back then, when you gave money to the poor, you knew they deserved it. In today's age of affluence, people are poor because they're addicted, lazy, or both.

"Faithfulness in little things is a big thing." St. John Chrysostom

I got to bed after midnight Saturday night after drinking too much Oberon beer. Johnny Cash sang to me Sunday morning [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cru2ld06-A] (lyrics [http://www.songfacts.com/lyrics.php?findsong=3904]), but I couldn't sleep past 6:00 a.m., so I