Monthly Archives: August 2007

Your Feel Good Thought for the Day …

The bane of our age is not intolerance, but a fuzzy-minded, wishy-washy “tolerance” based on a muddled conviction that there’s “something good about everyone” and that everyone is “like us” down deep. There isn’t, and they aren’t. Stolen from a … Continue reading

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The Times, They Are a Changin’

“A time is coming when people will go mad and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, “You are mad, you are not like us.” — St. Anthony the GreatRecently, in the United States … Continue reading

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On the Priesthood

The following is by Fr Aris Metrakos.Why do some men who are called to this role fail miserably while others succeed? Can seminarians be prepared for the presbytery in a way that is neither hyper-spiritualized (“just send them all to … Continue reading

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Oh, Okay … It’s the Weekend

The following is frivolous e-spam sent me by the Missuz; while you’re here, you might as well read it …IDLE THOUGHTS OF A WANDERING MIND I had amnesia once — or twice. Protons have mass? I didn’t even know they … Continue reading

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Why Ain’t They No Third Floor?

Much of the nation is currently in the midst of a summer heat wave; those of us in Houston welcome you … It’s easy to make fun of the heat and humidity in Houston, you can even complain of the … Continue reading

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