For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres, There is […]
Archives for 2018
Allegory, one of the correct ways to interpret Scripture
“The birth of Isaac was, of course, an absolute absurdity. The notion that a 100-year-old man and his 90-year-old wife, who have never had a child in the course of their long married life, should bear a son, and to place the hopes of the whole future of mankind on this child! According to all […]
Jesus is not a northern European
The video above made me laugh quite a lot. Though there is some exaggeration, in that Jesus is unlikely to have been black, nevertheless, it is true that Jesus’ skin color would not have been northern European white. In 2015, a forensic anthropologist, named Richard Neave, reconstructed a possible typical Semitic face of the time […]
Christians are called to be fully pro-life without declaring one part to be more important than another
101. The other harmful ideological error is found in those who find suspect the social engagement of others, seeing it as superficial, worldly, secular, materialist, communist or populist. Or they relativize it, as if there are other more important matters, or the only thing that counts is one particular ethical issue or cause that they […]
St. Francis of Assisi and PTSD
One of the little known episodes of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi is that he participated in war before he received his calling. He had romantic dreams of being a knight. History records that he sang like a troubadour and liked drinking and partying. It is reported that he had an eye for […]
Possible McCabe loss of pension should not happen in order to protect whistleblowers
I know that it is probable that many of you are excited by the possible firing of McCabe by Sessions just three days before his retirement. By doing this, Sessions could ensure that McCabe loses his retirement pension. The firing has been recommended by the Office for the Inspector General. But, that would be a […]
On losing a mother to dementia
It is said that no child should die before their parents do: “No parent should have to bury a child … No mother should have to bury a son. Mothers are not meant to bury sons. It is not in the natural order of things. I buried my son. In a potter’s field. In a […]
On tradition and Holy Tradition
“Not everything in the Church belongs to its Holy Tradition for not everything in the Church is done by the grace of the Holy Spirit, and not everything in the Church pertains essentially and necessarily to the Kingdom Of God. Some things in the Church are just temporal and temporary things, merely human customs and […]
The hidden pitfall of using a meme
Memes are fun to use. But, if you are not careful, memes can come back and bite you. I saw one meme that said, “The problem with memes? Complex issues are reduced by idiots.” That is correct all too often. Worse, many memes that attempt to comment on a current event suffer from invalid or […]
Ivanka and media frustrations
I am becoming rather frustrated with those who attack Ivanka Trump. Recently, she has been attacked because she supports the #metoo movement, but snapped back at a reporter who asked her whether she believed the sexual accusations against her father. Comments have ranged from charging her with hypocrisy because she said that the question […]
