I cannot run the open mile It puts me out of breath. I consider skiing parties As the close approach of death.
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Santa Lucia
Doing some research two days ago about the celebration of Saint Lucy’s feast day I kept hearing the lively and serene Italian folksong, Santa Lucia, playing over and over again in my memory. It was probably Andrea Bocelli’s voice. Or, … Continue reading
The Heart
Whence come those anguished works of art, Those songs of man’s distress? You find the secret in our heart, That entity of restlessness; The heart that is meant to be on fire Whose death is just to be cold; The … Continue reading
Sister Maria Philomena on Education
Sister entitled her Conference talk, “Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Powers of Life as they Transcend the Material: The Acquisition of Wisdom and The Transmission of Culture.” (To purchase the entire talk on DVD or CD, go to our … Continue reading
Eucharist
This is the dew which falls from heaven To bring God’s life to earth.
What Doth It Profit to Gain the Whole World and Suffer the Loss of One’s Soul?
These were the gospel words with which Saint Ignatius won the heart of the student, Francis Xavier. Yesterday was the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, who is Brother Francis’ patron. After Saint Paul, he is considered to be the greatest … Continue reading
The Church Plaintive
We come to you dear Jesus, For to whom else can we go, To bring our puerile complaints
Martha
(Luke 8:38-42) Of all who heard God’s call And sped away One to his pick and spade,
Professor Drew
Professor Drew was known to hold With certainty both firm and bold That this, our world, is far too old For even God to have had us told The story of humanity.
Defending Christendom’s Gates
(Book Review: Islam at the Gates: How Christendom Defeated the Ottoman Turks by Dr. Diane Moczar; Sophia Press.) It is my habit when I sit down to read a book, with the intention of reviewing it, to take pen in … Continue reading
Gambling: On Pulling Levers and Punting on Fourth and Two
I didn’t watch last night’s game against with the New England Patriots going against the undefeated Indianapolis Colts. We do not have a TV and neither does the family who invited my wife and me to a turkey dinner. I’m … Continue reading
The Magus and the Scribe: A Christmas Story
When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda in the days of king Herod, behold there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? For we have seen … Continue reading
Christmas
Our sky is bright, our earth is gay, And heaven overflows with joy; A Virgin bore a child today, And God is her baby boy. From Divine Alchemy
The Social Web, an Apologia and a Warning
With the invention of movable type, the Catholic, Johann Gutenburg printed a Latin Bible (and a Papal Indulgence), thus inaugurating the age of modern publishing in a very Catholic way. But his invention came in time for certain anti-Catholic forces … Continue reading
The Thirteenth The Greatest of Centuries
“It had great thinkers, great rulers, great teachers, great poets, great artists, great moralists and great workmen. It could not be called the material age in any special degree. It was equally poetic, political, industrial, artistic, practical, intellectual, and devotional. … Continue reading
