… Well, not really. Here's a link to an amusing post by Mark Shea on this and all the other "shocking truths" that have been revealed about Jesus over the years, including the fact he was woman, was never executed, was a space alien and was buried in Japan, etc. Shea leaves out that Jesus [...]
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Here we are again, another Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove (shrive means to hear confessions) Tuesday, call it what you will, it marks for me another struggle to figure out what to give up, what to add in and how to somehow make the next 40 days not just about symbolic change and preparation for [...]
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Kristen’s mom has been out visiting for the past four days, which meant Kris and I got to go to Mass sans kids this morning. It was lovely to be able to reflect on (heck, just listen to!) the readings, the homily, to immerse ourselves in the magnificent prayer of the liturgy
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Back when Rick and I were neighbors in Concord, N.H., I used to pack David into the backpack and we three used to go on long Saturday morning walks to the Borders for book browsing and coffee. On the way, we’d argue about theology, philosophy and pop culture, or more normally, some amalgam of all [...]
Amazing some of the Web’s dichotomies — a system that has tremendous potential to alienate and dehumanize also provides opportunity for deephuman connection and also for spiritual edification and even practice. I recall reading and hearing several discussions lately about the pursuit of spirituality online and the working of sacred time into a seemingly secular [...]
Really enjoy what I’ve read of Tim Powers’ work (The Drawing of the Dark), and thought this interview interesting (via The View From The Foothills and Mixolydian Mode). More thoughts on this at d
This short film from director Kevin Susman is funny, sweet, and a bit corny but a clever concept. What if there were taxi cab services (in this case, confession) that allowed people to work their spiritual life into the hustle of daily business? A sort of mingling of sacred and ordinary time …
This cocktail sounds like a good one for toasting the pope, via Disputations… In a pousse cafe glass, layer the following from bottom to top: Grenadine; red represents the martyrs’ witness to the Gospel. Blue Curacao; blue is the color of Our Lady. Whipping cream, the papal white of purity. Polish vodka, representing clarity of [...]
Listening to the coverage of Pope John Paul II’s deteriorating condition today, I thought one persistently used phrase felt off: "The pope is clinging to life." Every time I heard a broadcaster say this, I thought, it
Jeff Jacoby on Boston.com looks at the strange glorification of Hunter S. Thompson’s suicide and concludes:"Whata striking contrast there is between Thompson’s tawdry death and theexcruciating struggle of Pope John Paul II, whose passionate belief inthe sanctity of life remains unwavering, even as Parkinson’s diseaseslowly ravages him. The pope’s example sends a powerful message, butthe [...]
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