Religion

Thomas takes a shot at abusive methods of centering prayer: "Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones. Unoccupied, they cannot be." St. Thomas More

The Associated Press continues the confusion about deadly v. mortal sin. In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_

Can someone call Fox News and explain to them the difference between "mortal sins" and the "deadly sins"? This story ("Vatican Adds Seven New Deadly Sins Including Abortion, Contraception and Drug-Dealing [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336330,00.html]") hopelessly confuses

"[W]hen you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration." St. John Chrysostom. Unless, of course, you need to chat with your neighbor to see how things are going, find out the weather forecast, and behave like you're at a cocktail party. Real

"Let each one remember that he will make progress in all spiritual things only insofar as he rids himself of self-love, self-will, and self-interest." St. Ignatius of Loyola

I didn't get home from work until 10:00 last night, which is about thirty minutes past my bedtime. By the time I got to bed, it was way past. No time for blogging today, though I have two quick things: 1. One out of every ten adult

I've come down with the stomach flu. It's not nearly as bad as the bronchitis/flu/plague thing I had earlier this month (thank goodness), but highly unpleasant: Playing both ends of the court, mild headache, chills. I'm the seventh person in my house

"Be faithful in little things." Mother Teresa

I linked yesterday to the Florida pastor's 30-day conjugal challenge. Interestingly, the pastor is recommending Dawn Eden's Thrill of the Chaste for singles. Dawn has the details here [http://www.dawneden.com/2008/02/30-day-sex-challenge-church-gets-thrill.html].

The lunar eclipse tonight is going to be a good one (assuming cloud coverage isn't a problem). David Warren has details and a history [http://archives.zinester.com/14807/153237.html]. __________ My most-recent blogging column is at The Register [http://ncregister.com/site/article/8060]. Subscription required.