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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
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Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God.
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent: Placidity, Meekness, Malice, and Slander
Thisentryis part 3 of 8 in the series The Ladder of Divine AscentFrom The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus:
"You wish, or rather, have decided, to remove a splinter from someone? Very well, but do not go after it with a stick instead of a lancet for you will only drive it deeper. […]
The Ladder of Divine Ascent: Remembrance of Death and Mourning
From The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus:
"Do not search about for the words to show people you love them. Instead, ask God to show them your love without your having to talk about it. Otherwise you will never have time enough both for loving gestures and for compunction.
"When we die, […]
Not So Lively
Kathryn Lively, long-time keeper of the St. Blog's Parish Web Ring, isn't feeling so lively these days."I'd given too much thought to starting over again with my writing, and maybe this is the sign for me to do something. My books don't sell, and every missive to a Catholic organization asking for help has gone […]
The Da Vinci Dog
Priceless!
"If you know someone gullible enough to take a pulp airport novel as 'evidence' that Jesus Christ was not divine—but rather a horn-dog rabbi eager to “hook-up” with a former hooker, in order to father a race of bumbling French kings…do you really think the answer is to argue with him? Using, you know, reason? […]
Ayn Rand Goes to Hollywood?
So Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie might be in a screenplay of an Ayn Rand novel. While Rand's rampant sense of individualism lends itself to Hollywood egos, I'd like to ask Angelina Jolie what Rand would have to say about saving the children in Cambodia and whatnot? I try to think of a connection and […]
