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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
The video arcade is down the street. Here we just sell small rectangular objects. They’re called books. They require a little effort on your part, and make no bee-bee-bee-bee-beeps. On your way please.
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obedience
Suffer the Children
This is a follow-up to an article I'm fairly certain I blogged (but can't seem to
find). I usually attend masses performed by fathers of the Oratorian Community (of
Saint Philip Neri). This particular oratory caters mostly to college students. When
I go to a parish for mass, I'm appalled […]
The Ladder of Divine Ascent: Chastity
Thisentryis part 8 of 8 in the series The Ladder of Divine AscentFrom The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus: "Do not imagine that you will overwhelm the demon of fornication by entering into an argument with him. Nature is on his side and he has the best of the argument. So […]
Tough Love
This study ought provide a lot of fuel for debates about parental, administrative, polical, and religious leadership styles.
"Whether it involves persuading people to use sunscreen or eat high fiber foods, good intentions can be elicited by a variety of appeals. However, getting people to actually follow through on these intentions and change their behavior requires […]
Being Open to Life: An Uphill Battle
Today is the 37th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae. This encyclical reinforced the Church's constant teaching that it is always intrinsically wrong to use contraception to prevent the transmission of human life. Additionally, it continued the Church's constant teaching against abortion and sterilization. "Therefore We base Our words […]
Delayed Reaction
This morning someone commented on an entry I posted July 31.
"Dude, you were raised lutheran, you were an agnostic and now you think you're like, what, the pope's right hand man? Take it from this cradle catholic and quit judging people. Don't think you can just crash the party and start […]
