Something for Sunday Morning
"It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to
time, of playful deeds and jokes."
St. Thomas Aquinas
(Note: I haven't verified the quote. I saw it on the Internet.)
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Religion
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Something for Sunday Morning
"Prayer refines the soul and makes us particularly apt to understand other
people. Also, it increases our generosity, our optimism, our affability in
social relations, and our gratitude--all being virtues that facilitate the way
of friendship for the Christian."
Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God
Something for Sunday Morning
"Jesus sought and encouraged the friendship of all he met on the roads of
Palestine. He always made use of conversation in order to get to the bottom of
their souls and fill them with love."
Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God
Thursday Miscellany
The Solemnity of the Ascension. The hardest mystery to understand. None of them
can really be understood, of course, but this one is the hardest. I accept the
immortality of the soul. It squares with the ontological facts we can discern.
But the assumption of the body into heaven, with
Something for Sunday Morning
> Whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons
for the contest, especially those mentioned here. First, diligence; second,
distrust of self; third, confidence in God; fourth, remembrance of Passion;
fifth, mindfulness of one's own death; sixth, remembrance of God'
Something for Sunday Morning
"Without humility, there is no way of conquering anger."
St. John Climacus
Coincidentally . . .
On the Square asks this morning, "Who Will Save Catholic Schools
[http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1048]?" TDE readers already know the
answer: Nobody.
But maybe there is hope:
> In Wichita, Catholic students attend Catholic schools tuition-free, and
non-Catholics at bargain prices, thanks to
Tuesday Trifles
Hats off to Amy Welborn. I could say that for a lot of reasons, but her
straightforward-yet-penetrating insight into all the blather about the Catholic
Church and its youth (e.g., youth are ignorant about their faith, youth don't
care about their faith, etc.) is excellent.
Something for Sunday Morning
> It is also well after a few years to reread the very good books which have
already done us much good. Life is short: we should be content to read and read
again whatever bears the mark of God, and not to lose our time on things that
are
Monday Moanin'
I missed this story last week: Muslim parents force British elementary schools
to remove gay marriage books from the curriculum
[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=553008&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true]
. I don&