Religion

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.

"[T]he man who claims to possess both charity and money is a self-deceived fool." John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent

"When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now." Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

"God said to St. Catherine of Siena: 'You cannot give back to Me, myself, the love I demand, but I have put you beside your neighbor so that you may do for him what you cannot do for Me. What you do for your neighbor, then, I consider

Not much this morning. I took my oldest (Alex, 14) to see Blast [http://www.blasttheshow.com/] last night. They were performing about an hour away, so I didn't get to bed until midnight. Amazing show. If the troupe comes to your area, go. __________ Enough to make a

"The love of the truth seeks out the quiet of contemplation." St. Augustine

"Study as if you were to live forever. Live as if you were to die tomorrow." St. Isidore of Seville That's a great general rule, though it's application is difficult. I can't study and live at the same time. More than once

"St. James tells us that this virtue comes from Heaven and that we shall never have it unless we ask it of God. We should therefore, frequently ask God to give us purity in our eyes, in our speech, and in all our actions." St. John Vianney

I wanted to post something about Joy Behar's comments [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OhlIC1M818&eurl=http://romancatholicblog.typepad.com/roman_catholic_blog/2008/01/joy-behar-of-ab.html] as soon as I heard the story Thursday morning, but I was already getting ready for

"The perfect Christian is always a bearer of peace and joy." St. Clement of Alexandria __________ Something for Epiphany Sunday On Melchior, Balthasar, and Gaspar [http://wordbytes.org/doctrine/magi.htm]. I can't vouch for everything here, but it's the best web page I'