Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
It was a vicious counter-attack, to be sure, and had the desired effect: I regret my foolish and ill-considered remarks about masks and mask wearing on Twitter on Tuesday, May 14. Masks are clearly indicated in many situations. I used over-heated rhetoric and false analogies. It was wrong for me to impugn the intentions and …
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/v9ZA2v8Rcdk?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent A response inspired by Meditations on the Gospel. via My Response to Some of the “Sad Sack” Videos Churches Have Been Putting Out During COVID-19 — The Bossuet Project
In a seedy hotel in Paris, Oscar Wilde lay on his death bed. His life had been a search for beauty and elegance. He had been a master of wit and adventure; until his life crashed. On his death bed, two things happened. He was received into the Roman Catholic Church and he made one …
Continue reading "Laughter, – an antidote to fear, death and the human condition. — Gavin Ashenden"
That sentiment came to mind when I read this comment on my posting of the Word of God album All of Your People: I was worship leader in an Antioch CA prayer group and an Assemblies of God mission for 5 years in the '90's where I used these songs. I first heard them at …
Fr. Schmidt: We don’t often consider that for huge portions of the Church’s history, frequent Communion was not all that common. To receive at only the highest feasts, just a few times throughout the year—always after making a good Confession—was the much more typical practice. Otherwise, Catholics would attend Mass every Sunday or more often, […] …
Continue reading "On Frequent Communion Becoming Routine. — Ad Orientem"
In addition to the Elevations on the Mysteries, the other work which Bossuet put to paper in anticipation of “the last hour” was this one: Meditations on the Gospel. It is our special pleasure to present this to you in its virtual entirety. See the full page: Meditations on the Gospel
It’s a little late in the game, I know, but I just discovered that the venerable Society of St. Pius X had posted for this Lent soon past a series from Bossuet’s Meditations on the Gospel. The series is as follows: Jesus’ Victory and Power Over Death Jesus’ Friendship Is a Model For Ours Profusion […] …
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From Bossuet's Elevations on the Mysteries: We have explained elsewhere the sacred oracles of the prophets on our Lord Jesus Christ. I will say here in brief that they have seen everything: his two births, the first all divine, from the days of eternity; the place marked for the second in Bethlehem; a virgin who …
Continue reading "The Sufferings Foretold: A Good Friday Reflection"
From Meditations on the Gospel, First Part, Eighth Day: Jesus humbles Himself at the washing of the feet (John xiii. 4, 5). He riseth from supper, and layeth aside His garments; these were the garments of honor which free persons wore-He allowed Himself only the kind of garment that those accustomed to serve were wont […] …
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I’m briefly interrupting my posts from Bossuet’s Elevations to deal with a subject that Matt Kennedy at Stand Firm takes up: the meaning of Mark 11:23-24. I honestly think that Bossuet, “the Eagle”, (who was very Augustinian) has a much more accurate and inspiring treatment of the passage. The following comes from Bossuet’s Meditations on …
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