Before going to Mass today, I brought up the Enthronement Ceremony for Japanese Emperor Naruhito, intending to watch it later, though I perused a few photos and brief footage from it. In this frame of mind, I went to Mass and a number of thoughts went through my mind. I don't know how much foundation … Continue reading Mass Meditations – Sacrifice and Coronation
Do You Really Want It? – Catholic Match Post
My latest Catholic Match post is on the all-important question of "do you really want what you say you want?" I think a lot of the things we claim to want are in this category. We say we like the outdoors, or that we would like to travel, or that we want a relationship. We … Continue reading Do You Really Want It? – Catholic Match Post
Thought of the Day
Once you get beyond the veneer of complexity and broken conventions, you generally find in modernism only an inferior and more limited attempt at something earlier artists were already doing.
Mauler Rages against ‘Skywalker’
My favorite YouTube critic presents his eagerly-anticipated rage against The Rise of Skywalker, the final pathetic, dying wheeze of what was once a great franchise. He does not disappoint. As always with Mauler's rages, language advisory. Many of his trademark "What the F?"s are in store. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0528-TlRODI Money Line: "That's the point to which Disney has … Continue reading Mauler Rages against ‘Skywalker’
Sunday Thoughts: 1-5-20
Feast of the Epiphany Reading 1: Isaiah 60: 1-6 Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon … Continue reading Sunday Thoughts: 1-5-20
TCM Remembers 2019
Another year, another TCM retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktwlkY46gVQ&fbclid=IwAR3mWX1ZAfKle1L8VtevoVz8KIj2zQNM0kMtp_Q8coH5fNB8fyfuXWShED8 Eternal rest grant unto them, Oh Lord; let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
New Year’s Verses
Chapter 2 of the Book of Sirach always strikes me as the perfect Bible passage for the New Year. Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation. Humble thy heart, and endure: incline thy ear, and receive the words of understanding: and make … Continue reading New Year’s Verses
A Couple of Christmas Thoughts
-Christ’s birth as a child, a baby, is the supreme sign of God’s good will toward men. This is what all those horrible passages of the Old Testament must be read in light of, along with all the horrible things that happen to us men in this world. It seems like God is cruel, or … Continue reading A Couple of Christmas Thoughts
Everyman Hate Speech
This post went up a little while ago, but preoccupations in real life caused me to miss it. I go into some of the problems I see with the whole 'hate speech' concept (there's a lot more to be said, regarding speech laws and freedom of speech and all that, but I decided to focus … Continue reading Everyman Hate Speech
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