Religion

"Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is." St. John Chrysostom

So I'm doing some random surfing Sunday evening (our house was filled with 11 children, and my study is sequestered in a quiet corner of the basement), and I ran across a list of 25 promising occupations. I clicked on "clergy" and discovered that the median

"If a vessel is to be filled, it must first be empty. So cast all evil away from you, that you may be filled to the brim." St. Augustine

Three Philosophers [http://www.ommegang.com/index.php?mcat=1&scat=4] jolted my taste buds late Friday afternoon. I wasn't sure whether it was nasty or good, but I knew right away it was a beer to be sipped, not gulped greedily (though, if bad, perhaps

Well, now that B16 has declared that Catholics should have greater access to the old Latin Mass [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=52234], I suppose I should offer some sort of commentary. Disclaimer: Regular readers may notice that I rarely comment on liturgical issues. The reason: I&

"It is not good to look at what it is not lawful to desire." St. Gregory the Great

Russell Kirk is back in the news [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2007/07/russell-kirks-c.html]. The news centers around a debate about his religious beliefs. Whatta great opportunity for my egotistical self to post a link to my article about the matter [http://www.touchstonemag.com/docs/

"Obedience is, in a way, the mother of all virtues." St. Augustine

"I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." St. Ignatius of Antioch

> We must nourish a great love for God and our neighbors; a strong love, an ardent love, a love that burns away imperfections, a love that gently bears an act of impatience, or a bitter word, a love that lets an inadvertence or act of neglect pass without comment,